D. M. (Donald Mundell) Crooks

D. M. Crooks, identified in library and book records as Donald Mundell Crooks, was born in 1902. He is known today chiefly through a concise guide on poisonous plants, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac: Identification, Precautions and Eradication.

The surviving public record available online for Crooks appears to be quite thin, so only a few details can be confirmed with confidence. Catalog records connect his name with practical, informational writing rather than fiction, and his work suggests an interest in helping readers recognize hazardous plants and deal with them safely.

Because reliable biographical sources are scarce, it is difficult to say much more about his life beyond the name form Donald Mundell Crooks and his birth year. Even so, his authorship remains part of the long tradition of straightforward American field and household reference writing.