author
James W. (James William) Buel
1849–1920
A prolific journalist and popular writer of the late 19th century, he turned reporting, travel, and a taste for dramatic storytelling into dozens of books on adventure, history, and the wider world. His work helped bring distant places and larger-than-life subjects to everyday American readers.
3 Audiobooks
Glimpses of America A Pictorial and Descriptive History of Our Country's Scenic Marvels
by James W. (James William) Buel
The Border Bandits An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Noted Outlaws, Jesse and Frank James
by James W. (James William) Buel
About the author
Born in Golconda, Illinois, in 1849, James W. Buel built his career as a journalist, editor, and author. Sources on his life describe him as a remarkably productive writer whose name appeared on more than fifty works, many aimed at general readers and filled with action, travel, and vivid description.
He worked in newspaper publishing in Kansas and later as a reporter in Kansas City and St. Louis before becoming widely known for his books. Reference sources note that he traveled through Siberia in the early 1880s, and that journey informed some of the travel writing that brought him wider attention.
Buel wrote across a broad range of subjects, including frontier outlaws, natural history, world wonders, religion, and popular history. He later moved to San Diego, where he spent his final years, and he died in 1920.