The X Bar X Boys was a series of western adventures for boys created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate

Stratemeyer Syndicate

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

 and written under the pseudonym of James Cody Ferris and published by Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....

. At first, a total of 2 or 3 volumes were published per year,
but in 1930, it slowed to 1 book per year. In 1942, the series was discontinued.

Leslie McFarlane

Leslie McFarlane

Leslie McFarlane was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker. McFarlane is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful Hardy Boys series using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.- Early life :The son of a school principal, McFarlane was raised in...

, author of many Hardy Boys stories contributed to this series as well.

The Manley Boys, Roy and Teddy, are the sons of an old ranchman, the owner of many thousands of head of cattle. The lads know how to ride, how to shoot, and how to take care of themselves under any and all circumstances.

The cowboys of the X Bar X ranch are real cowboys, on the job when required but full of fun and daring—a bunch any reader will be delighted to know.

List Of Titles

1. The X Bar X Boys On The Ranch - 1926
2. The X Bar X Boys In Thunder Canyon - 1926
3. The X Bar X Boys On Whirlpool River - 1926
4. The X Bar X Boys On Big Bison Trail - 1927
5. The X Bar X Boys At The Round-Up - 1927
6. The X Bar X Boys At Nugget Camp - 1928
7. The X Bar X Boys At Rustlers' Gap - 1929
8. The X Bar X Boys At Grizzly Pass - 1929
9. The X Bar X Boys Lost In The Rockies - 1930
10. The X Bar X Boys Riding For Life - 1931
11. The X Bar X Boys In Smoky Valley - 1932
12. The X Bar X Boys At Copperhead Gulch - 1933
13. The X Bar X Boys Branding The Wild Herd - 1934
14. The X Bar X Boys At The Strange Rodeo - 1935
15. The X Bar X Boys With The Secret Rangers - 1936
16. The X Bar X Boys Hunting The Prize Mustangs - 1937
17. The X Bar X Boys At Triangle Mine - 1938
18. The X Bar X Boys And The Sagebrush Mystery - 1939
19. The X Bar X Boys In The Haunted Gully - 1940
20. The X Bar X Boys Seeking The Lost Troopers - 1941
21. The X Bar X Boys Following The Stampede - 1942

External links

• The X Bar X Boys Site