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John Blaine

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born
January 01, 1915

died
January 01, 1990

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"John Blaine" was a pseudonym of Harold Leland Goodwin and Peter J. Harkins. Harold Goodwin died in 1990 at the age of 75. His obituary, in the Washington Post, read:

Harold Leland Goodwin, 75, a retired government official and a prolific author who wrote science adventure books for boys and several books for general readers about space exploration and other technical matters, died of cardiac arrest Feb. 18 at his home in Bethesda.

For his entry in "Contemporary Authors," Mr. Goodwin described himself as a "specialist in communicating subjects for laymen through all media. Usually a book grows out of my enthusiasm about a subject, often a spinoff from my technical work."

A scuba diver and Marine veteran of World War II who was at different
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Average rating: 3.93 · 278 ratings · 21 reviews · 30 distinct works
The Rocket's Shadow (A Rick...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1947 — 2 editions
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The Lost City (A Rick Brant...
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Sea Gold (A Rick Brant Elec...
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The Wailing Octopus (A Rick...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions
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The Caves of Fear (A Rick B...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1951 — 11 editions
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The Golden Skull (A Rick Br...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions
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The Egyptian Cat Mystery (A...
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions
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100 Fathoms Under (A Rick B...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1947
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The Phantom Shark (A Rick B...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1949
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More books by John Blaine…
The Rocket's Shadow The Lost City Sea Gold 100 Fathoms Under The Whispering Box Mystery The Phantom Shark
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