Dillon Wallace

Born in 1863, he was an American lawyer, outdoorsman, and prolific writer whose experiences in the Labrador wilderness shaped much of his work. He is especially remembered for The Lure of the Labrador Wild (1905), a bestselling account of the disastrous Hubbard expedition that brought him wide attention.

After that success, he went on to write nonfiction, fiction, and magazine pieces, often drawing on exploration, frontier travel, and the natural world. His writing appealed to readers who wanted both real adventure and a strong sense of place.

Wallace died in 1939, but his books still stand out for their firsthand energy and their window into an era of hard travel and northern exploration.