H. Clifford (Harry Clifford) Brokaw

Harry Clifford Brokaw, usually credited as H. Clifford Brokaw, was an American writer born in 1886. He is chiefly known for Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car, a guide published with Charles A. Starr.

The book was created at a time when automobiles were still unfamiliar to many readers, and it focused on operation, maintenance, and practical problem-solving. That makes Brokaw less a literary celebrity than a useful interpreter of a fast-changing technology, writing for people who wanted to understand and confidently use the modern car.

Reliable biographical detail about his personal life appears to be limited in the sources found here, so the clearest picture of him comes through his work: an early 20th-century author connected with the spread of hands-on motoring knowledge.