Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) Ober

Born in 1849, Frederick Albion Ober was an American writer and naturalist whose books grew out of extensive travel. Library and reference records identify him as both a naturalist and a writer, and his published work shows a wide range of interests, from birds and island life to history and travel.

Ober is especially associated with the Caribbean and Latin America. His books include Camps in the Caribbees, Mexican Resources, and Crusoe's Island; a bird-hunter's story, suggesting a career built on exploration, close observation, and an ability to turn travel into readable narrative.

He died in 1913. Today, he is remembered as one of those 19th-century authors who moved easily between science, adventure writing, and popular history, bringing distant places to readers in an accessible way.