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Sydney Greenbie
1889–1960
A restless travel writer and biographer, this South Dakota–born author turned wide-ranging journeys into books about the Pacific, Japan, the fur trade, and frontier religion. He also worked in magazine publishing and helped organize educational travel ventures, giving his nonfiction an unusually adventurous edge.
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The Pacific Triangle
by Sydney Greenbie
About the author
Born in 1889 and later associated with Maine, Sydney Greenbie wrote nonfiction that moved easily between travel, history, and biography. Records from library and archival sources identify him as an author active across several decades, with books including Japan, Real and Imaginary, The Pacific Triangle, Furs to Furrows, and Hoof Beats to Heaven.
A Maine State Library author record describes him as a travel and history writer who contributed to magazines such as Asia, Harper's, Century, Outlook, and Harper's Bazaar. The same source says he served as associate editor of Asia and helped lead ventures called the Floating University and Traversity, both tied to travel and education.
Archival material at Indiana University also lists Sydney Greenbie and his wife, Marjorie Latta Barstow Greenbie, as authors, and a DigitalMaine correspondence record notes the existence of a typed biography among his papers. He died in 1960, leaving behind a body of work shaped by curiosity, movement, and a strong feel for place.