Albert Capwell Wyckoff was born in 1903 in New Jersey. He published twenty-nine books. His most popular work is the Mercer Boys series. This series was a collection of mystery stories for boys. He wrote other mystery stories and some Christian novels. He also wrote for magazines, including "Boys Life" and "Open Road for Boys". Despite his wonderful accomplishments, he never graduated from high school. His father died when he was young and he needed to work to support his family. He served as a lay minister in Arkansas. He eventually decided to become an ordained minister. Rev. Wyckoff sold his Mercer Boys manuscripts for a flat rate of two hundred dollars without royalties. He used the money to help finance missionary work. He was an ordained minister in the Columbia Presbyterian Church. He died of a heart attack on January 10th, 1953. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. The author was buried in the Columbia City Cemetery in Columbia, Kentucky.
Unofficial Bibliography
I was unable to find a bibliography of A. C. Wyckoff on the Internet. This is my attempt at producing a bibliography for this brilliant author.
1928 The Grappling Ghost (short story in the July edition of Weird Tales Magazine)
1929 The Guillotine Club (short story in the July edition of Weird Tales Magazine)
1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys Cruise in the Lassie 1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys at Woodcrest
1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys on a Treasure Hunt 1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys Mystery Case 1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys on the Beach Patrol 1929 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys in Summer Camp 1930 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys as First Classmen 1930Saalfield Publishing Company The Secrets of the Armor Room 1931 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education. Philadelphia Challenge of the Hills 1931 A.L. Burt Company In the Camp of the Black Rider 1931 Saalfield Publishing Company The Mystery at Lake Retreat 1932Saalfield Publishing Company The North Point Cabin Mystery 1932 Saalfield Publishing Company The Mystery of Gaither Cove 1932 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys and the Indian Gold 1932 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys with the Air Cadets 1933 A.L. Burt Company The Mercer Boys and the Steamboat Riddle 1934 A.L. Burt Company The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge 1934 A.L. Burt Company The Mystery Hunters at Lakeside Camp 1934 A.L. Burt Company The Mystery Hunters at Old Frontier 1935 A.L. Burt Company The Sea Runner's Cache 1936 A.L. Burt Company The Mystery Hunters on Special Detail 1936 A.L. Burt Company The Search for the City of Ghosts 1943 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Sounding Brass 1944 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Bright Harvest 1945 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Victory at Daybreak 1947 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Singing Heart 1948 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys Cruise in the Lassie 1948 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys at Woodcrest
1948 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys on a Treasure Hunt 1948 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys Mystery Case 1949 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys With the Coast Guard 1949 Zondervan Publishing House Bright Horizons 1950 Zondervan Publishing House The Bells Are Ringing 1951 World Publishing Company The Mercer Boys in the Ghost Patrol 1951 Zondervan Publishing House The Winning of Kay Slade
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