author
Joseph Bushnell Ames
1878–1928
An engineer by training and a storyteller by instinct, he wrote brisk, popular fiction that ranged from Western adventures to speculative tales. His work reflects the energy of early 20th-century American magazine and book publishing.
2 Audiobooks
Shoe-Bar Stratton
by Joseph Bushnell Ames
Under Boy Scout Colors
by Joseph Bushnell Ames
About the author
Born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1878, Joseph Bushnell Ames was an American novelist whose career blended technical training with a strong pull toward fiction. Sources describe him as both an engineer and a writer, and his background helps explain the practical, action-ready feel of much of his work.
Ames wrote across several popular genres, including Westerns, boys' adventure stories, and science fiction. Among the works associated with him are Under Boy Scout Colors and The Bladed Barrier, showing a range that moved from youthful adventure to imaginative speculative fiction.
He died in 1928 at the age of 49. Though he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his books remain of interest to readers exploring early American popular fiction and the wide-ranging storytelling of that era.