Category: Authors

–> Today, 9th December, is the birthday of James B. Hendryx, who was the author of the Halfaday Creek series of stories (starring Corporal Downey of the Mounties and Black John Smith) as well as the Connie Morgan series for boys. I highly recommend the Halfaday Creek stories, some of which can be read online… Continue reading James B. Hendryx – Cowboy, Prospector, Gambler, Writer, Rancher

[This is the last part of a three part series, part 1 and part 2 have already appeared on this blog. Read on after the break.] Massowa was an Italian naval base built by Mussolini to attack Ethiopia. It had been bombed, and ships were sunk in the harbor. Ellsberg’s assignment was to make Massowa… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg – Commander, Diver, Engineer, Inventor, Fencer, Writer (part 3 of 3)

[Part 1 was published earlier this week on Commander Ellsberg’s birthday. Read more after the break.] In 1925, Ellsberg was still living in the shipyard. He had the job of dismantling two nearly completed 45000 ton battleships – under the terms of the Geneva Conference, the United States had agreed to scrap construction of ships… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg – Commander, Diver, Engineer, Inventor, Fencer, Writer (part 2 of 3)

[Got any impossible missions? You’ve come to the right place. Edward Ellsberg didn’t know the meaning of the word. He was a naval commander, deep sea diver, engineer, inventor and expert fencer. Did I mention that he was also a best-selling writer? Read more after the break.] Commander Edward Ellsberg, c. 1938 Commander Ellsberg, c.… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg – Commander, Diver, Engineer, Inventor, Fencer, Writer (part 1 of 3)

[Charles Haven Liebe was the author of many Tennessee mountain and western stories. He started out as a lumberman. More after the break.] Hapsburg Liebe c. 1911 Charles Haven Liebe (Hapsburg Liebe was a pen name) was born on 17 October 1880 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was the son of George and ​ Josephine… Continue reading Charles Haven Liebe aka Hapsburg Liebe – Soldier, Lumber mill operator, Writer, Movie Producer

Elmer Brown Mason wrote only one story for Adventure. I came across him in the excellent collection, The Golden Anaconda, from Off-Trail Press. John Locke, the editor of the book, mentions that there is some mystery about the author, and I was intrigued enough to try and find out more. He wrote stories set around… Continue reading Elmer Brown Mason – Entomologist, Lumberman, Traveller, Ad-man, Writer

When I was going through my collection of Adventure, looking for Talbot Mundy or Arthur Friel stories, I kept running across Karl Detzer’s firemen stories. I got interested after reading a couple of these stories, and tried to find more information about him. The only Karl Detzers I came across were a soldier and an… Continue reading Karl Detzer – Journalist, Soldier, Editor, Writer