Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Gordy

Wilbur F. Gordy was an American educator and writer of history books for schools and young readers. Library of Congress records list him as Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Gordy, 1854–1929, and his books were published by Charles Scribner’s Sons across the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Several of Gordy’s books identify him as formerly Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Massachusetts, showing how closely his writing grew out of practical work in education. His published titles include A History of the United States, A History of the United States for Schools, American Leaders and Heroes, Stories of Early American History, Stories of Later American History, and Abraham Lincoln.

Gordy’s style was aimed at making history readable and memorable for students, often telling the national story through people, turning points, and vivid episodes rather than dry summary alone. Records associated with his life place his birth in Salisbury, Maryland, and his death in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1929.