Russell Doubleday

Born in Brooklyn on May 26, 1872, he became an American writer, editor, and publisher, and was part of the well-known Doubleday family. He served in the naval militia during the Spanish–American War, an experience he later drew on in A Gunner Aboard the Yankee.

He also worked inside the publishing world for Doubleday, Page & Company, serving as advertising manager from 1909 to 1912 and later as vice-president, secretary, director, and for much of his career the head of the editorial department. After 1928, he also edited World's Work.

His books show a wide range of interests and an easy, accessible style. Among the works associated with him are Cattle Ranch to College, A Year in a Yawl, Stories of Inventors, Photography is Fun, Long Island, and Tree Neighbors. He died at Glen Cove, Long Island, on June 14, 1949.