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Charles J. Herr

Best known as the co-author of the 1922 travel book See America First, this early-20th-century writer encouraged readers to notice the beauty of American landscapes close to home.

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See America First

See America First

by Charles J. Herr, Orville O. Hiestand

About the author

Charles J. Herr is a little-documented American writer whose surviving public record is quite slim. Reliable catalog and library sources consistently connect him with See America First (1922), a travel book written with Orville O. Hiestand and associated with George H. Picken.

The book reflects a warm, observant style of travel writing, inviting readers to appreciate scenery, nature, and regional character within the United States rather than looking only abroad for wonder. That makes Herr an interesting figure for readers who enjoy classic road-trip narratives and older American nonfiction.

Beyond that publication, I couldn't confirm many biographical details with confidence, so it is safest to describe him as an American author active around 1922.