Peter B. Kyne

Captain Scraggs; Or, the Green-pea Pirates Peter B. Kyne

Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) was a popular author in a variety of genres. He wrote adventure stories, westerns, romances, humor. In Hollywood he worked as a screenwriter (The Code of the Range, Racing Blood, The Valley of the Giants,) and as a producer. His inspirational book, The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One, is still well-regarded. Some of his other titles include The Gringo Privateer and Island of Desire, Cappy Ricks, Comrades of the Storm, Dude Woman, The Long Chance, Webster--Man's Man, etc.