Elmer Sherwood

Writing as Elmer Sherwood, Samuel Lewenkrohn was a prolific American author born in 1884. Reliable catalog and book-history sources connect the pen name to Lewenkrohn and show that he wrote a substantial body of juvenile adventure fiction in the 1910s and 1920s.

He is especially associated with the Lucky series, later also issued in Ted Marsh editions, with titles such as Lucky, the Boy Scout, Lucky and His Travels, and Ted Marsh on an Important Mission. His stories were aimed at young readers and built around action, patriotism, friendship, and the kind of steady, can-do heroes that were popular in that era.

Much of his personal life seems lightly documented online, so the books remain the clearest window into his work. For audiobook listeners, he offers a snapshot of classic boys' adventure writing from the early twentieth century: fast-moving, earnest, and full of period detail.