L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman

Born in Skowhegan, Maine, in 1873, Levi Parker Wyman wrote under the name L. P. Wyman and became known for adventure fiction for young readers. His books include series such as The Golden Boys, The Lakewood Boys, and The Hunniwell Boys, with several titles now preserved by Project Gutenberg and other public-domain libraries.

Reliable sources also show that he was an academic as well as a novelist. Records connected to Pennsylvania Military College describe him as a professor of chemistry and later dean, and college memorial notices remember him as an educator and the author of more than thirty books for boys.

Wyman died in 1950. His fiction is especially remembered for its brisk pace and its blend of wilderness adventure with gadgets, radio, aviation, and other signs of a changing modern world.