D. Thomas (Daniel Thomas) Curtin

Daniel Thomas Curtin (1886–1963), usually published as D. Thomas Curtin, was an American reporter and author. Contemporary library and public-domain author records identify him with The Land of Deepening Shadow: Germany-at-War (1917), a book drawn from his experiences traveling in wartime Europe.

His writing is closely associated with eyewitness reporting. Descriptions attached to later reprints of The Edge of the Quicksands say he was an American journalist writing for British and U.S. newspapers and that he made repeated trips into the Central Powers' war zone between late 1915 and 1916. That background helps explain the direct, on-the-ground feel of his books.

Catalog and author records also connect Curtin with other titles including The Edge of the Quicksands, The Tyranny of Power, and Men, Oil and War. Together they suggest a writer interested in conflict, politics, and the forces shaping modern life.