author
Robert Shaler
Best known for a long run of early Boy Scout adventure stories, this elusive writer filled his books with action, teamwork, and practical know-how. His novels capture the upbeat, can-do spirit that shaped much of children's series fiction in the early 1900s.
18 Audiobooks
The Boy Scouts for Home Protection
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts on the Roll of Honor
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Signal Corps
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts at Mobilization Camp
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts with the Red Cross
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts and the Prize Pennant
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts for City Improvement
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Naval Reserve
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts in the Saddle
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital
by Robert Shaler
About the author
Robert Shaler is remembered mainly for adventure novels for young readers, especially Boy Scout stories. Records gathered from Project Gutenberg, LibraryThing, and book-listing databases consistently link his name to titles such as The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey, The Boy Scouts in the Saddle, and many other entries in the same vein.
His books suggest a writer drawn to energetic plots, outdoor settings, and themes of service, cooperation, and resourcefulness. That made his work a natural fit for the wave of juvenile fiction inspired by the Boy Scout movement in the early twentieth century.
Very little clearly documented biographical information appears to be available online beyond his bibliography. Because reliable sources are sparse, it is safest to let the books speak for him: Robert Shaler stands out less as a well-documented public figure than as a steady contributor to a popular tradition of wholesome adventure fiction.