author
Frederick J. Tabor Frost
Best remembered for co-authoring a vivid early-20th-century travel account of Yucatán, this writer helped bring Maya ruins and regional history to a wider English-speaking audience. His surviving public record is sparse, which gives his work an added air of mystery.
1 Audiobook
The American Egypt: A Record of Travel in Yucatan
by Channing Arnold, Frederick J. Tabor Frost
About the author
Frederick J. Tabor Frost is known today chiefly as the co-author, with Channing Arnold, of The American Egypt: A Record of Travel in Yucatan. The book was published in the early 1900s and explores the landscapes, archaeology, and cultural history of Yucatán for a general readership.
Modern catalog and public-domain records consistently connect him with that title, but biographical information about his life appears to be very limited in easily available sources. Because of that, he comes across less as a heavily documented literary figure and more as a curious voice from the age of travel writing and popular exploration.
For listeners interested in forgotten nonfiction writers, his appeal lies in that blend of observation, adventure, and historical fascination. Even with only one clearly documented book attached to his name in major public listings, his contribution remains tied to a work that helped introduce many readers to the monuments and stories of the Maya world.