author
Henry Herbert Knibbs
1874–1945
A writer of western stories and verse, he brought frontier color to readers even though he never worked as a cowboy himself. Born in Canada to American parents, he went on to build a long career as a novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
7 Audiobooks
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Sundown Slim
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Partners of Chance
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Lost Farm Camp
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Maurice and the bay mare
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Overland Red: A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail
by Henry Herbert Knibbs
About the author
Henry Herbert Knibbs was born on October 24, 1874, in Clifton, Ontario, later known as Niagara Falls. Archival and reference sources describe him as a Canadian-born author and poet who later settled in California and became known especially for western fiction and verse.
His work ranged across poems, short stories, and novels, and libraries and archives preserve a substantial body of material connected with his career. Several sources note the interesting contrast at the center of his reputation: although he became strongly associated with cowboy and western writing, he was not himself a working cowboy.
Knibbs died on May 17, 1945. He remains remembered as a lively early-20th-century voice in popular western literature, with a style shaped by action, atmosphere, and an ear for the rhythms of frontier storytelling.