Willis George Emerson (1856–1918) was an American novelist (a pioneer of American science fiction), Chicago newspaperman, lawyer, politician, and promoter, who formed the North American Copper Company in Wyoming.[1] He founded the town of Encampment, Wyoming.[1]
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| Born | March 28, 1856 Blakesburg, Iowa |
| Died | December 10, 1918 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, lawyer, politician |
Biography
editWillis George Emerson was born near Blakesburg, Iowa on March 28, 1856.[2]
He died at his home in Los Angeles on December 10, 1918.[2]
Works
edit- Winning Winds (1885)
- Grey Rocks: A tale of the Middle West (1894)
- Was It a Crime? "Coin at School" dissected (1900)
- Buell Hampton (1902)
- The Builders (1906)
- The Smoky God or a Voyage to the Inner World (1908)
- The Treasure of Hidden Valley (1915)
- A Vendetta of the Hills (1917)
- The Man who Discovered Himself (1919)
References
edit- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1981). Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways and People. US History Publishers. p. 258. ISBN 9781603540490.
- ^ a b "Town Builder, Writer Dead". The Los Angeles Times. December 13, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willis George Emerson.
- Works by Willis George Emerson at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Willis George Emerson at the Internet Archive
- Works by Willis George Emerson at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Willis George Emerson at Wyoming Authors
