Herbert L. Risteen

Herbert L. Risteen was an American author remembered for historical adventure fiction. Project Gutenberg's edition of Black Hawk's Warpath identifies him as the author and notes that the book was originally published in the United States by Cupples and Leon in 1950.

The novel places fictional young protagonists in the world of the 1832 Black Hawk War, showing the kind of energetic, accessible storytelling often aimed at younger readers. Based on the limited reliable information available in the sources reviewed here, that book is the clearest confirmed example of his published work.

Biographical details about his life are scarce in the sources I could confirm. The dates 1899–1984 appear to refer to his lifespan, but beyond that, I could not verify further personal background with confidence.