author
Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) Shannon
b. 1866
Known for early 20th-century advice books on sex education, marriage, and personal health, this American writer published practical guides aimed at families, young people, and couples. His works reflect the moral and medical language of their era while showing a strong interest in public instruction.
1 Audiobook
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction: Vital Facts of Life for All Ages
by Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) Shannon
About the author
Thomas W. Shannon, identified in library and public-domain records as Thomas Washington Shannon and born in 1866, was an American author of popular guidance books on sexual health, marriage, and heredity. Surviving catalog records link his name to titles including Perfect Manhood (1911), Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction, and Personal Help for the Married (1918), some of them issued by T. W. Shannon himself or by the S. A. Mullikin Company.
His books were written for a broad general audience rather than a specialist readership. They often addressed parents, young men, young women, and married couples, offering advice on bodily health, conduct, and family life in the didactic style that was common in the early 1900s.
Little biographical detail beyond his name form and birth year was easy to confirm from reliable online sources. Because of that, the best-known picture of Shannon today comes through his publications, which survive in library catalogs and public-domain editions rather than through a well-documented personal biography.