author
Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
1842–1926
A Union Army veteran, school leader, and newspaper editor, he turned his Civil War experience into fast-moving historical adventure stories. His novels for young readers mix battlefield drama with a strong sense of place, especially in Missouri and the wider American South.
3 Audiobooks
General Nelson's Scout
by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
Raiding with Morgan
by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
The Courier of the Ozarks
by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
About the author
Born in Michigan in 1842, Byron Archibald Dunn served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war he studied law, moved to Missouri, and went into education, working as a principal and later as superintendent of the Maryville public schools.
Dunn later became a newspaper man, buying the Maryville Republican in 1875 and continuing in journalism through other papers as well. Alongside that work, he wrote a large number of books, many of them historical adventures set during the Civil War, including General Nelson's Scout, Raiding with Morgan, and The Courier of the Ozarks.
He died in 1926. What makes him especially interesting as an author is the mix behind his fiction: firsthand military experience, a teacher's instinct for clear storytelling, and a journalist's feel for pace and detail.