Colonel George Durston was a fictional author created by the Saalfield Publishing Company, who was credited with the authorship of various American series books. The company published children's books and other products from 1900 to 1977. It was once one of the largest publishers of children's materials in the world. Durston is now best known for the Boy Scouts series, 24 volumes originally published by Saalfield between 1912 and 1919. Col. Durston was also credited with the Potter Brother books, which appeared in the six-book Stars and Stripes Series.