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William Eleroy Curtis
1850–1911
A globe-trotting journalist and author, he brought far-off places and big political questions to American readers at the turn of the 20th century. His writing blended travel, reporting, and strong opinions about the Americas and the wider world.
6 Audiobooks
Modern India
by William Eleroy Curtis
The Turk and his lost provinces : Greece, Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia
by William Eleroy Curtis
Around the Black Sea Asia Minor, Armenia, Caucasus, Circassia, Daghestan, the Crimea, Roumania
by William Eleroy Curtis
The Capitals of Spanish America
by William Eleroy Curtis
Abraham Lincoln
by William Eleroy Curtis
One Irish Summer
by William Eleroy Curtis
About the author
Born in 1850, William Eleroy Curtis was an American journalist, author, diplomat, and political activist whose career stretched across newspapers, books, and public service. He studied at Western Reserve College and went on to become known for lively reporting that connected readers with events beyond the United States.
Curtis worked for major Chicago newspapers, including the Chicago Inter Ocean and later the Chicago Record and Record-Herald, and he wrote extensively about his travels. He also played a visible role in promoting Pan-Americanism and served in positions tied to U.S. relations with Latin America, including work connected to the Bureau of American Republics and the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
He published many books and articles on politics, travel, and international affairs, helping shape how American readers pictured Latin America, Europe, and the Near East. Curtis died in 1911, but his work still offers a vivid window into the ambitions, curiosities, and biases of American journalism in his era.