Howard Clemens Hillegas

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Howard Clemens Hillegas

1872–1918

A globe-trotting journalist turned author, he brought the drama of the Second Boer War to American readers and later became a familiar voice in New York newspapers. His work blends on-the-ground reporting with a storyteller’s eye for people, politics, and conflict.

2 Audiobooks

With the Boer Forces

With the Boer Forces

by Howard Clemens Hillegas

Oom Paul's People A Narrative of the British-Boer Troubles in South Africa, with a History of the Boers, the Country, and Its Institutions

Oom Paul's People A Narrative of the British-Boer Troubles in South Africa, with a History of the Boers, the Country, and Its Institutions

by Howard Clemens Hillegas

About the author

Born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1872, Howard Clemens Hillegas was an American author, newspaper correspondent, and editor. He studied at Franklin and Marshall College, then began his career in journalism on Pennsylvania papers before moving into larger national publications.

He became especially known for reporting from South Africa during the Second Boer War as a correspondent for the New York World. That experience shaped some of his best-known writing, including books on the war and on Boer society, where he combined reporting, history, and close observation.

Hillegas later worked for major New York newspapers, including the New York Herald, serving in editorial roles as well as reporting ones. He died in 1918, leaving behind work that reflects the fast-moving, international journalism of his era.