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James Otis Kaler (March 19, 1848 — December 11, 1912) was an American journalist and author of children’s literature, primarily in the boys' adventure genre. The vast majority of his works were published under the name James Otis, but he also wrote as Amy Prentice, Harry Prentice, and Lt. James K. Orton. His works include the Boy Spies series, the Navy Boys series, the Minute Boys series, a number of historical novels published by the American Book Company, and more than thirty novels about life in New York State.
A Story of the Attempt to Kill General Washington in 1776
1899
A Story of the Attempt to Seize Benedict Arnold After He Had Fled to New York
1898
1907
A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga
1898
1910
1899
1882
A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West
1900
1913
a Story of the Virginia Colony
1910
A Story of the Carolinas in 1780
1898
A Story of Penn's Colony
1910
1901
1904
1897
The Story of General Marion and His Young Spies
1899
1910
1908
1909
1911
1907
1904
1905
1906
1880
1895
