![]() ![]() I was then a child of but five years, yet I well remember the tall, dark, smooth-faced, athletic man whom I called Uncle Jack. My first recollection of Captain Carter is of the few months he spent at my father’s home in Virginia, just prior to the opening of the civil war. In submitting Captain Carter’s strange manuscript to you in book form, I believe that a few words relative to this remarkable personality will be of interest. Burroughs's California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles, named after the character. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon. ![]() Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every way possible, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, movies, and merchandise. ![]() ![]() Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he also wrote the Pellucidar series, the Amtor series, and the Caspak trilogy. Edgar Rice Burroughs (Septem– March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. ![]()
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