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Farnham Bishop
1886–1930
An American writer who moved easily between vivid history and popular adventure fiction, he wrote about the Panama Canal, the Mexican-American War, and the early submarine while also turning out novels and magazine stories. His work carries a brisk, curious energy shaped by firsthand ties to the Canal Zone and a strong interest in big human enterprises.
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The Story of the Submarine
by Farnham Bishop
About the author
Born in 1886, Farnham Bishop was an American author whose books ranged from narrative history to fiction. Reliable library and public-domain records connect him with works including Panama, Past and Present, Our First War in Mexico, The Story of the Submarine, and later novels such as The Black Bloodhound and The Altar of the Legion.
He was the son of Joseph Bucklin Bishop, a newspaper editor and secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. That family connection mattered to his writing: contemporary source material notes that he spent time in the Canal Zone, and his work on Panama reflects a close interest in the building of the canal and the people around it.
Bishop also wrote adventure stories for magazines and collaborated at times with Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur. He died in 1930, leaving behind a body of work that mixed accessible history with the pace and color of early twentieth-century popular storytelling.