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George W. (George Washington) Ogden
1871–1966
A longtime newspaper editor who turned to fiction, this Kansas-born writer became known for lively Western adventures and frontier tales. His books carry the pace of popular storytelling from the early 20th century, with plenty of action and open-country atmosphere.
6 Audiobooks
Trail's End
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The Rustler of Wind River
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The Duke Of Chimney Butte
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The Bondboy
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Claim Number One
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek
by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
About the author
Born in Kansas in 1871, he worked first in journalism and editing before building a career as a novelist. Reliable library and archive records describe him as a newspaper editor and journalist who later became an author of Western stories and novels.
His fiction found a wide readership in the early decades of the 20th century. Catalog and library sources link him with books including The Bondboy, The Duke of Chimney Butte, Claim Number One, and The Trail Rider, showing the range of his frontier and adventure writing.
He died in 1966. Today, he is remembered mainly for his Western novels and for the way his background in newspapers seems to have shaped his direct, readable style.