Charles M. (Charles Marcus) Horton

Charles M. Horton, listed by Project Gutenberg as Charles M. (Charles Marcus) Horton, 1879-, is the author of at least two works that have remained in circulation through public-domain archives: Opportunities in Engineering and Bred of the Desert: A Horse and a Romance.

Those two books show an interesting range. Opportunities in Engineering, published in the early 1920s, is a practical career guide aimed at readers considering the engineering profession. Bred of the Desert is a novel set in New Mexico, with horses, hardship, and romance at its center. Together, they suggest a writer comfortable with both plainspoken advice and scene-rich fiction.

Reliable biographical details about Horton himself are scarce in the sources I could confirm, beyond his full name and birth year. Because so little verified personal information is readily available, he is best remembered today through the books themselves rather than through a well-documented public life.