L.P. Wyman (1873-1950) was an author of adventure novels aimed at a juvenile audience and Professor of Chemistry-and later, Dean of Faculty-at Pennsylvania Military College. Born in Skowhegan, Maine, Wyman wrote several sequences of books for young boys, including The Golden Boys, The Lakewood Boys, and The Hunniwell Boys, the latter of which is a notable contribution to the Airship or Airplane Boys subgenre of science fiction, popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

On their way home to Skowhegan, Maine by way of Boston, and looking forward to spending Christmas break with family, brothers Bob and Jack Golden get stuck on the highway in the middle of a snowstorm. With luck, and after a long night, they make it to Skowhegan, only to find that their father's lumber business is being threatened, possibly by his rival Ben Donahue. It's up to Bob and Jack to solve this the mystery and protect their father's livelihood in L.P. Wyman's The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks.