author
Burbank L. Todd
Behind this name is a Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym used for early 20th-century children's fiction. The books linked to it follow farm boy Hiram Strong, blending adventure, hard work, and a hopeful view of rural life.
2 Audiobooks
Hiram the Young Farmer
by Burbank L. Todd
Hiram in the Middle West : Or, A young farmer's upward struggle
by Burbank L. Todd
About the author
Burbank L. Todd was not a single well-documented public author, but a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the book-packaging company behind many popular children's series. Wikisource identifies the name that way, and also connects it specifically with the Back to the Soil series.
The best-known books under this name are Hiram the Young Farmer; or, Making the Soil Pay (1914) and Hiram in the Middle West; or, A Young Farmer's Upward Struggle (1915). Project Gutenberg lists works by Burbank L. Todd and features Hiram the Young Farmer, a story about Hiram Strong, a seventeen-year-old boy drawn back toward country life and farming.
Because Burbank L. Todd was a syndicate pseudonym, biographical details such as birth, death, or a personal life are not clearly attached to one real individual. What survives instead is the character of the books themselves: brisk, earnest stories for young readers, centered on self-reliance, work, and opportunity.