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Emory Adams Allen
1854–1933
An ambitious late-19th-century nonfiction writer, Emory Adams Allen explored prehistory, archaeology, civilization, travel, and everyday moral life. His best-known work, The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races, brought the mysteries of humanity’s distant past to a broad audience.
2 Audiobooks
The golden gems of life : or, Gathered jewels for the home circle
by Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen
The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
by Emory Adams Allen
About the author
Emory Adams Allen (1854–1933) was an American author whose books addressed large historical and scientific subjects in an accessible style. His work is associated with prehistory, archaeology, world history, travel, and moral guidance for general readers.
Allen is best known for The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races, published in 1885, an ambitious survey of early human life, ancient cultures, geology, and archaeology. He also wrote or contributed to works including History of Civilization, Scenes Abroad, Our Canal in Panama, Labor and Capital, and The Golden Gems of Life; Or, Gathered Jewels for the Home Circle.
Library and public-domain records sometimes list his birth year as 1853 rather than 1854, but they consistently place his death in 1933. His books remain available through digital collections such as Project Gutenberg and Wikimedia Commons.