Gene Gleason

Based on reliable sources found here, he was an American freelance writer who published books and a wide range of magazine and newspaper articles. An American Heritage author page describes him as a freelance writer from Westbury, New York, and notes that he had published three books and made an extensive study of the Adams family.

Another author note, from Facing South in 1984, places him in Tryon, North Carolina, and says he was the author of numerous books and articles, including a collaboration on the American Heritage book Seafaring America. Project Gutenberg also lists his book Hong Kong, a historical account first published in the early 1960s, and other records show he wrote Joy to My Heart, about nurse and medical missionary Annie Skau.

I couldn't confirm many personal biographical details beyond those brief contemporary author notes, so this overview focuses on his writing life. Even from that limited record, he comes across as a versatile nonfiction author interested in history, travel, and real-life people whose stories could carry a book.