Laurie York Erskine (23 June 1894 – 30 November 1976) was a popular boys adventure author, educator, and co-founder of the Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States.
Following his demobilisation, Erskine was an editorial writer with the Detroit News from 1921 to 1922, until he began writing stories for boys in 1921.
At the start of World War II, Erskine was commissioned in the Army of the United States Coast Artillery, eventually becoming a major in the 38th Anti-Aircraft Brigade from 1944 to 1945.
During his Army service, Erskine wrote the texts for the United States Armed Forces Institute course for American citizenship.
[1] Erskine's writing subsided as he channeled his energy into developing the Solebury Method for Teaching Composition.