Randall Parrish

Born in 1858 and dying in 1923, Randall Parrish was an American novelist best remembered for adventure fiction set on the frontier and in earlier periods of U.S. history. His work often blended action, romance, and historical detail in a style aimed at a wide general audience.

Parrish published many novels, and his name remains closely tied to stories of the West and the Illinois country. His books continue to circulate through public-domain collections, which has helped keep his fiction available to new readers long after his lifetime.

A portrait of Parrish appears on his Wikipedia entry, which identifies him as "Parrish in 1910," and that image is the basis for the profile photo below.