author
Paul M. (Paul Merrick) Hollister
1890–1970
An early 20th-century writer with a knack for turning history, design, and espionage into lively reading, he worked across a surprisingly wide range of subjects. His books move from colonial architecture and lettering to wartime intrigue, giving a vivid glimpse of the interests of his era.
2 Audiobooks
Famous Colonial Houses
by Paul M. (Paul Merrick) Hollister
The German Secret Service in America 1914-1918
by John Price Jones, Paul M. (Paul Merrick) Hollister
About the author
Paul Merrick Hollister was an American author born in 1890 and died in 1970. Records for his books show that he wrote on several very different topics, which makes his body of work especially interesting for modern readers.
His best-known titles include The German Secret Service in America, 1914–1918, written with John Price Jones and published in 1918, Throttled!, written with Thomas J. Tunney and published in 1919, Famous Colonial Houses from 1921, and American Alphabets from 1930. Taken together, these books suggest a writer comfortable with both fast-moving contemporary subjects and more reflective works on American architecture and design.
Available source material also describes Hollister as an American advertising executive as well as an author. While detailed biographical information appears limited in the sources reviewed, his published work shows a writer engaged with American culture in many forms, from public affairs and history to visual style and the printed page.