Gordon MacCreagh
Gordon MacCreagh (1886 in Perth, Indiana[1][2] – 1953) was an American writer.
MacCreagh studied in Scotland and at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Mistakenly believing he had killed a fellow student in a German sabre duel, he fled to Southeast Asia, where he lived for several years.[2] He wrote several short adventure stories for magazines such as Argosy, Adventure and Short Stories.[3] He travelled in South America on the Mulford Expedition. His book White Waters and Black published 1926 is an account of the expedition.[2]
He also travelled to Abyssinia with his wife in 1927, on an expedition to locate the Ark of the Covenant.[3] His account was serialised in Adventure and published as a book The Last of Free Africa. After the book's publication, MacCreagh was made a "Knight of the Empire" by Emperor Haile Selassie.[2]
Works
Non-fiction
Travel books
- White Waters and Black
- The Last of Free Africa
Other
- Adventure and a moral. Written for 'Call for adventure' edited by Robert Spiers Benjamin
Novels
Published by Chelsea House
- The Inca's Ransom.
- Dr Muncing, Exorcist.
Short stories
147 short stories in pulp magazines Adventure (magazine), Short Stories, Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, Argosy.[4]
References
- ↑ White Waters and Black, Gordon Maccreagh. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-50018-7
- 1 2 3 4 Ellis, Doug. The Best of Adventure, Volume 2 - 1913-1914. Black Dog Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1884449215 (p.13,18-9).
- 1 2 Robinson, Frank M. & Davidson, Lawrence. Pulp Culture - The Art of Fiction Magazines. Collectors Press Inc 2007 (p.39).
- ↑ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/s2691.htm#A81714