author
F. Gray (Frank Gray) Griswold
1854–1937
A Gilded Age sportsman and writer, he turned fox hunting, fishing, and life in high society into lively memoirs and sporting books. His work captures a world of horses, clubs, travel, and outdoor adventure from late 19th- and early 20th-century America.
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The tarpon
by F. Gray (Frank Gray) Griswold
About the author
Born in New York City on December 21, 1854, Frank Gray Griswold was an American financier, writer, and prominent figure in New York society. He is especially remembered as a leading sportsman of his day, with strong interests in fox hunting, fishing, horses, and other outdoor pursuits.
Griswold wrote a number of books drawn from those interests, including sporting recollections and works on angling. Titles associated with him include Sport on Land and Water, Stolen Kisses, and The Tarpon. Much of his writing is personal and anecdotal, giving it the feeling of a firsthand tour through the social and sporting culture of his era.
He died on March 30, 1937. Today, his books offer more than sport alone: they also preserve a vivid glimpse of Gilded Age leisure, manners, and the pursuits that shaped elite American country life.