author
Joel Tyler Headley
1813–1897
A 19th-century American writer who turned history, travel, and public life into lively reading, he was known for books on figures like Napoleon as well as for vivid accounts of the Adirondacks. His career also stretched beyond the page into journalism and New York politics.
4 Audiobooks
The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
by Joel Tyler Headley
The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2
by Joel Tyler Headley
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2
by Joel Tyler Headley
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent
by Joel Tyler Headley, Willis Fletcher Johnson
About the author
Born in Walton, New York, on December 30, 1813, Joel Tyler Headley studied at Union College and later at Auburn Theological Seminary. He began as a clergyman, but ill health pushed him away from parish work and toward writing, where he found a much larger audience.
Headley became known as a historian and popular author whose books brought dramatic people and events to general readers. Among his best-known works are Napoleon and His Marshals and The Adirondack; or, Life in the Woods, and his writing helped introduce many readers to both military history and the northern New York wilderness.
His life was not limited to books. He worked in journalism, served in the New York State Assembly, and was New York's Secretary of State. He died on January 16, 1897, leaving behind the record of a busy career that mixed religion, literature, travel, and public service.