John Hugh Bowers

Born in 1875 and died in 1923, John Hugh Bowers wrote in a direct, practical style that suited popular educational reading of his time. The work most closely associated with him today is Life of Abraham Lincoln, published in 1922 and preserved by both Project Gutenberg and the Library of Congress.

Contemporary records also identify him as a professor of social sciences at the State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas. He wrote on public affairs as well as biography, including The Kansas Court of Industrial Relations, which reflects his interest in government, labor, and civic institutions.

Although he is not a widely known literary figure now, Bowers remains an interesting author for listeners who enjoy brief historical writing from the early 1900s. His work offers a snapshot of how American history and citizenship were explained to general readers in his era.