Harbaugh, T. C.: - T. C. Harbaugh The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a collection of writers who wrote a lot of dime books and series for kids and teens in the late 19th and early 20th century. They went by the pen name T. C. Harbaugh. Under the several pen names that the syndicate, headed by Edward Stratemeyer, used, it could produce stories fast. Though not much is known about the person who goes by the pseudonym T. C. Harbaugh, the name can be found on a number of dime novels, such as "The Girl Avenger or The Beautiful Terror of the Maumee." Because they satisfied the growing desire for exciting, action-packed fiction, these novels were well-liked in their day. Although T. C. Harbaugh's exact identity is still a mystery, his contributions to the dime book genre and the Stratemeyer Syndicate's larger body of work have had a long-lasting influence on American literature.