Captain Alan Douglas

Captain Alan Douglas was a pen name connected with the Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts books, a series of juvenile adventure novels from the early 1900s. Reliable catalog and public-domain sources show that works under this name include titles such as Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol, Pathfinder; or, The Missing Tenderfoot, Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails, and Woodcraft; or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good.

The name is commonly linked online with George Harvey Ralphson (1879–1940), another prolific writer of boys' adventure fiction. But because the attribution around these early series books is not consistently documented across high-quality sources, it is safest to treat Captain Alan Douglas primarily as a publishing name used for Scout adventure stories rather than state more than the records clearly support.

What stands out about these books is their straightforward mix of action and character-building: hikes, camps, puzzles, dangers, and lessons about loyalty, resourcefulness, and leadership. For modern listeners, they offer a window into the values and storytelling style of classic American boys' series fiction.