author
Edwin Seward Puller
b. 1870
A writer of early 20th-century books for and about boys, he is best known for mixing practical advice with the ideals of character-building and scouting. His work offers a window into how parents and young readers were encouraged to think about growing up in that era.
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Your boy and his training : A practical treatise on boy-training
by Edwin Seward Puller
About the author
Edwin Seward Puller was an American author listed in library and public-domain records as born in 1870. His best-known nonfiction book, Your Boy and His Training (1916), presents guidance on raising and educating boys, reflecting the values and concerns of its time.
He also wrote fiction connected with the Boy Scout movement, including Biff McCarty, the Eagle Scout, published in 1915. A 1936 university yearbook entry identifies him as a lawyer, author, lecturer, and former president of the Scoutmasters' Association of St. Louis, suggesting that his writing grew out of both professional and civic interests.
Reliable biographical detail about Puller appears to be limited online, so only a few facts can be confirmed with confidence. Even so, the surviving record shows an author interested in youth, discipline, citizenship, and the moral education of boys in the early 1900s.