author
Daniel Doane Bidwell
1865–1937
A globe-trotting journalist and Connecticut historian, he wrote with the curiosity of a traveler and the eye for detail of a reporter. His books range from vivid travel writing to careful accounts of naval militia and state military history.
1 Audiobook
A History of the Second Division Naval Militia Connecticut National Guard
by Daniel Doane Bidwell
About the author
Born in East Hartford, Connecticut, on August 7, 1865, Daniel Doane Bidwell became known as a journalist, traveler, and writer. Records from the Library of Congress and Project Gutenberg connect him with works including As Far as the East Is from the West and A History of the Second Division, Naval Militia, Connecticut National Guard, showing the breadth of his interests from world travel to public service and military history.
Bidwell also collaborated with Herbert Ward on Five Years with the Congo Cannibals, a book that reflects the era's strong appetite for adventure and overseas reporting. Taken together, his published work suggests a writer drawn both to faraway places and to documenting the institutions and people of his home state.
He died in April 1937. While detailed biographical information about his personal life appears limited in the sources reviewed, his surviving books leave a clear picture of an energetic early-20th-century author who moved easily between travel narrative, reportage, and historical writing.