author
Edison Marshall
1894–1967
A bestselling American writer of adventure stories and historical fiction, he built his novels out of far-flung travel, wilderness experience, and a gift for fast-moving storytelling. His work reached huge magazine audiences in the early 20th century and later found new readers through historical epics and frontier tales.
7 Audiobooks
The Isle of Retribution
by Edison Marshall
Shepherds of the Wild
by Edison Marshall
The Sky Line of Spruce
by Edison Marshall
The Strength of the Pines
by Edison Marshall
The Voice of the Pack
by Edison Marshall
The Snowshoe Trail
by Edison Marshall
The land of forgotten men
by Edison Marshall
About the author
Born in Indiana in 1894 and raised in Medford, Oregon, Edison Marshall began publishing while still a student at the University of Oregon. He went on to become a widely read American author of short stories and novels, especially adventure fiction and historical novels.
His writing drew heavily on travel and outdoor experience. Accounts of his life describe hunting and exploring trips in places including Alaska, Africa, and Asia, and that firsthand sense of risk and landscape helped shape the energetic style readers knew him for. Over time, he published for major magazines and built a long career that stretched from popular short fiction into bestselling novels.
Marshall died in 1967. He is still remembered for the vivid, action-driven storytelling of books such as The Vikings and for a body of work that captured both the romance of adventure fiction and the broad sweep of historical storytelling.