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A. C. (Andrew Carpenter) Wheeler
1835–1903
A sharp-tongued 19th-century journalist and drama critic, he became widely known under the pen name "Nym Crinkle." His writing ranged from theater criticism and frontier reporting to books on history, nature, and home life.
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Eleven Possible Cases
by Frank R. Stockton, Edgar Fawcett, Franklin Fyles, Anna Katharine Green, Henry Harland, Ingersoll Lockwood, Joaquin Miller, Kirk Munroe, Brainard Gardner Smith, Maurice Thompson, A. C. (Andrew Carpenter) Wheeler
About the author
Born in New York City in 1835, Andrew Carpenter Wheeler built a varied writing career in American journalism and literature. He is best remembered by his pen name, Nym Crinkle, under which he became a well-known newspaper writer and drama critic.
Wheeler began in journalism with the New York Times and later reported from the western frontier, drawing on those experiences in his fiction and nonfiction. During the Civil War he also worked as a war correspondent, and over time he wrote for major newspapers including the New York World and the New York Evening Post.
Beyond criticism, he published books such as The Chronicles of Milwaukee, The Iron Trail, The Making of a Country Home, and A Journey to Nature. That mix of subjects shows the range of his interests: city history, travel and adventure, practical living, and the natural world. He died in 1903.