Don Sturdy books in order

The Don Sturdy series follows a young adventurer across the globe through fifteen books of exotic travel and exploration in the 1920s and 1930s.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery / Autoing in the Land of Caravans 1925 Victor Appleton Buy
2 Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters / Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon 1925 Victor Appleton Buy
3 Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold / The Old Egyptian’s Great Secret 1925 Victor Appleton Buy
4 Don Sturdy Across the North Pole / Cast Away in the Land of Ice 1925 Victor Appleton Buy
5 Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes / The Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes 1925 Victor Appleton Buy
6 Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships / Adrift in the Sargasso Sea 1926 Victor Appleton Buy
7 Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas / Adrift in the Great Jungle 1927 Victor Appleton Buy
8 Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters / Adrift in the Wilds of Borneo 1928 Victor Appleton Buy
9 Don Sturdy in Lion Land / The Strange Clearing in the Jungle 1929 Victor Appleton Buy
10 Don Sturdy in the Land of Giants / Captives of the Savage Patagonians 1930 Victor Appleton Buy
11 Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom / The Strange Cruise of the Phantom 1931 Victor Appleton Buy
12 Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear / Destined for a Strange Sacrifice 1932 Victor Appleton Buy
13 Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay / The Mystery of the Moving Totem Poles 1933 Victor Appleton Buy
14 Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness / Unearthing Secrets in Central Asia 1934 Victor Appleton Buy
15 Don Sturdy with the Harpoon Hunters / The Strange Cruise of the Whaling Ship 1935 Victor Appleton Buy

The Don Sturdy series sends its young hero to every remote corner of the globe. Fifteen books published between 1925 and 1935 take Don from the Desert of Mystery to the North Pole, from gorilla territory to the ocean bottom, from head hunter territory to glacier bays. Each title promises a new exotic location and the dangers that come with it.

The series is classic Stratemeyer Syndicate adventure fiction — fast-paced, globe-trotting stories aimed at young readers who wanted excitement with their geography lessons.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Don Sturdy series?

There are fifteen books in the Don Sturdy series, published between 1925 and 1935.

What is the first book in the Don Sturdy series?

The first book in the Don Sturdy series is Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery / Autoing in the Land of Caravans, published in 1925.

What is the Don Sturdy series about?

Don Sturdy is a young adventurer who travels the world facing dangers from the Amazon jungle to the North Pole to the Sargasso Sea. The fifteen books, published between 1925 and 1935, are classic pulp adventure fiction for young readers, with each title sending Don to a new exotic location.

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