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]

Willis George Emerson
Born(1856-03-28)March 28, 1856
DiedDecember 10, 1918(1918-12-10) (aged 62)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Writer, lawyer, politician

Biography

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Willis 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1981). Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways and People. US History Publishers. p. 258. ISBN 9781603540490.
  2. ^ a b "Town Builder, Writer Dead". The Los Angeles Times. December 13, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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