George W. (George Washington) Ogden

Born in Kansas in 1871, George Washington Ogden was educated in the state’s public schools and began his career in journalism. He worked as an editor for the Kansas City Star, the Chicago Tribune, and Frank A. Munsey’s publications before moving fully into fiction.

Ogden became known for western stories and novels, writing a long run of books that blended frontier adventure with humor, conflict, and everyday human drama. His work appeared during the great age of magazine and popular western publishing, and several of his novels, including The Duke of Chimney Butte and Trail's End, remained widely circulated.

He died in 1966 at the age of 94. Remembered as both a newsman and a prolific western novelist, Ogden stands out as one of those writers who helped carry the American West from the newspaper era into popular fiction.