author
Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928
Best known for bringing a mining engineer’s eye to both technical writing and fiction, this late-19th- and early-20th-century American author moved easily between geology, teaching, and storytelling. His career gave his books a grounded sense of work, place, and industry.
2 Audiobooks
The Vision of Elijah Berl
by Frank Lewis Nason
The Blue Goose
by Frank Lewis Nason
About the author
Born in 1856, Frank Lewis Nason was an American mining engineer, teacher, and writer. He studied at Amherst College and went on to build a career that connected geology, mining, and education, giving him first-hand experience of the industrial world he later wrote about.
Alongside his engineering and academic work, he published both technical material and literary works. That mix of practical knowledge and narrative skill helped make his writing feel informed by real landscapes, labor, and the changing world of American industry.
Nason died in 1928. Today he is remembered as one of those authors whose professional life and literary work were closely linked, with a background in science and engineering that clearly shaped the subjects he chose to explore.