author
Ben (Benedict) Hogan
A rough-and-ready 19th-century storyteller, boxer, and self-promoter, he is remembered for a sensational memoir that turns a turbulent life into vivid adventure. His voice comes through as bold, unruly, and very much of its era.
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The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World
by Ben (Benedict) Hogan
About the author
Ben, or Benedict, Hogan is associated with The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World, a colorful autobiographical work first published in the 19th century. Library and archival records identify him as the named author, and the book presents his dramatic account of life in the prize ring and beyond.
From the surviving descriptions of the book, Hogan was a larger-than-life figure who wrote for excitement as much as for record-keeping. His memoir blends personal history, bravado, and frontier-style storytelling, making it most interesting today as a vivid period piece and a glimpse of how a notorious public persona could be turned into print.
Reliable biographical detail about his life outside that work appears limited in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to remember him chiefly through the book that bears his name.