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Frank Richardson Pierce
1881–1966
A prolific American pulp writer, he built a long career on fast-moving stories of the West, the far North, and early aviation. He also wrote under the pen names Seth Ranger and Erle Stanly Pierce.
5 Audiobooks
Code
by Frank Richardson Pierce
Raw men
by Frank Richardson Pierce
The ice goes out
by Frank Richardson Pierce
The chinook
by Frank Richardson Pierce
Brown eyes and brown bear
by Frank Richardson Pierce
About the author
Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on October 21, 1881, he later became closely associated with Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Archival and library records describe an early life that included service in the U.S. Navy and study at the University of Washington before he turned fully to writing.
He became one of the Northwest's notably productive magazine writers, publishing large numbers of short stories across several decades. His work appeared especially in western, frontier, adventure, and aviation fiction, and he is often remembered today under the pen name Seth Ranger.
Pierce died on January 7, 1966. His papers and photograph collections survive in archival holdings, a reminder of a writer who helped shape the lively world of early 20th-century popular fiction.