author
Arthur R. (Arthur Ripley) Thompson
b. 1872
Adventure and exploration drive these early 20th-century stories, which send young readers into the Klondike and the Arctic. Written by a Yale-educated American author, they mix vivid travel writing with a strong taste for the unknown.
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Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail Being the Adventures of Two New England Boys in Alaska and the Northwest Territory
by Arthur R. (Arthur Ripley) Thompson
About the author
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1872, Arthur Ripley Thompson was an American writer best known for boys' adventure fiction. Library and public-domain records link him to books including Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail (1900) and Shipwrecked in Greenland (1905), both published by Little, Brown.
Thompson studied at Yale, graduating in 1896, and his work reflects a clear fascination with exploration. Even the surviving preface to Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail leans into that spirit of curiosity and risk, which helps explain the appeal of his stories for readers who enjoy northern landscapes, travel, and survival.
Reliable public records about his wider life are limited, so much of his profile today comes through his books and library listings rather than detailed biographies. He appears to have died in 1960, and his work has remained available through archives and Project Gutenberg, where modern readers can still discover his rugged, old-fashioned adventure tales.