author
A. W. (Anthony Weston) Dimock
1842–1918
An outdoorsman and storyteller with one foot in finance and the other in the wilderness, he wrote lively books that brought Florida’s rivers, swamps, and wildlife to readers of the early 1900s. His work often blends adventure, travel writing, and firsthand enthusiasm for hunting and fishing.
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Dick in the Everglades
by A. W. (Anthony Weston) Dimock
About the author
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in 1842, Anthony Weston Dimock became known as an American author whose books mixed outdoor adventure with observation and travel. Library and archival records identify him as the writer of fiction for boys as well as nonfiction about hunting, fishing, and life in the wild.
He is especially associated with Florida-themed books such as Florida Enchantments and The Book of the Tarpon, and his work also appeared through Project Gutenberg, which lists a number of his titles. Some editions were illustrated with photographs by Julian A. Dimock, suggesting a close family collaboration in presenting the landscapes and wildlife that fascinated him.
Dimock died in 1918. A surviving archival note also describes him as a successful businessman, which helps explain the unusual range of experience reflected in a book like Wall Street and the Wilds, where practical life and outdoor passion meet in the same voice.