author
Edwin A. Brown
1857–1946
A journalist and social observer, he wrote vivid early-20th-century books that look closely at poverty, work, and everyday struggle in American life. His best-known work draws on firsthand investigation to show what it meant to be out of money and out of options.
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"Broke," The Man Without the Dime
by Edwin A. Brown
About the author
Born in 1857 and dying in 1946, Edwin A. Brown was an American author whose surviving books suggest a strong interest in social conditions and personal resilience. Library and public-domain records connect him with works including Broke: The Man Without the Dime (1920) and House of Strength (1922).
Broke: The Man Without the Dime is the clearest window into his writing. It has been described in public-domain cataloging as a firsthand exploration of homelessness and unemployment in American cities, which gives his work the feel of both reportage and social criticism.
Reliable biographical details beyond his dates and books are limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him as a writer who turned close observation into humane, issue-driven nonfiction.