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Orville O. Hiestand
Best known for the travel book See America First, this early 20th-century writer invited readers to notice the beauty of the United States with fresh eyes. Very little biographical information is widely documented, which gives the surviving work a quiet, rediscovered charm.
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See America First
by Orville O. Hiestand, Charles J. Herr
About the author
Orville O. Hiestand is a little-known American author best remembered for See America First, a travel-themed work that is available through Project Gutenberg and listed by The Online Books Page.
Reliable biographical details about Hiestand are scarce in the sources I could confirm. A Find a Grave memorial identifies him as Orville Otterbein Hiestand and gives his lifespan as 1888–1956, but beyond that, widely available literary reference information appears limited.
That scarcity makes his work stand out even more: See America First reflects an inviting, outdoors-minded appreciation for American places and encourages readers to find interest close to home.