JOHN T. McINTYRE
MR. McINTYRE was born in Philadelphia. At six years of age he was sent to St. Michael’s Parochial School in that city, and says he considered his education finished when he left it four years later to begin the earning of a living. He was employed as a boy at a great many things, and admits he was very bad at all of them. One of his later jobs was clerk in a secondhand bookstore, where he acquired an overwhelming love for history and also became acquainted with all the masters of English literature. His chief ambition as a boy was to read more than anyone he knew, and he says, “I think I won this race by a million laps.”He began to write when he was about twenty and he found the way to be rougher than he imagined. Finally he began to get stories into the newspapers, then into the magazines, and at last, in 1902, published his first novel, “The Ragged Edge.” His first book for boys, “Fighting King George,” was published in 1905, and since then thousands of boys have learned to look for a new “McIntyre book” every year. His most popular series, “The Young Continentals,” was begun in 1909. Mr. McIntyre has also written a great many plays, a number of which have been produced professionally, and some novels, including the well-known “Ashton-Kirk” series. His books for boys are:The Young Continentals at LexingtonThe Young Continentals at Bunker HillThe Young Continentals at TrentonThe Young Continentals at MonmouthThe Boy Tars of 1812Fighting King GeorgeThe Street SingerWith John Paul JonesIn the Rockies with Kit CarsonIn Kentucky with Daniel BooneIn Texas with Davy Crockett
MR. McINTYRE was born in Philadelphia. At six years of age he was sent to St. Michael’s Parochial School in that city, and says he considered his education finished when he left it four years later to begin the earning of a living. He was employed as a boy at a great many things, and admits he was very bad at all of them. One of his later jobs was clerk in a secondhand bookstore, where he acquired an overwhelming love for history and also became acquainted with all the masters of English literature. His chief ambition as a boy was to read more than anyone he knew, and he says, “I think I won this race by a million laps.”
He began to write when he was about twenty and he found the way to be rougher than he imagined. Finally he began to get stories into the newspapers, then into the magazines, and at last, in 1902, published his first novel, “The Ragged Edge.” His first book for boys, “Fighting King George,” was published in 1905, and since then thousands of boys have learned to look for a new “McIntyre book” every year. His most popular series, “The Young Continentals,” was begun in 1909. Mr. McIntyre has also written a great many plays, a number of which have been produced professionally, and some novels, including the well-known “Ashton-Kirk” series. His books for boys are:
The Young Continentals at LexingtonThe Young Continentals at Bunker HillThe Young Continentals at TrentonThe Young Continentals at MonmouthThe Boy Tars of 1812Fighting King GeorgeThe Street SingerWith John Paul JonesIn the Rockies with Kit CarsonIn Kentucky with Daniel BooneIn Texas with Davy Crockett
The Young Continentals at LexingtonThe Young Continentals at Bunker HillThe Young Continentals at TrentonThe Young Continentals at MonmouthThe Boy Tars of 1812Fighting King GeorgeThe Street SingerWith John Paul JonesIn the Rockies with Kit CarsonIn Kentucky with Daniel BooneIn Texas with Davy Crockett
The Young Continentals at Lexington
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill
The Young Continentals at Trenton
The Young Continentals at Monmouth
The Boy Tars of 1812
Fighting King George
The Street Singer
With John Paul Jones
In the Rockies with Kit Carson
In Kentucky with Daniel Boone
In Texas with Davy Crockett