William Ingraham Russell

William Ingraham Russell is a little-known American author whose name is chiefly associated with The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New York. That work was published in the early 1900s and is the title most consistently linked to him in library and book records.

Because so little biographical information is readily documented, Russell remains something of an obscure figure today. What can be said with confidence is that his surviving work points to an interest in real lives, public reputation, and the human drama behind business success.

For listeners who enjoy forgotten nonfiction and historical portraits of New York, Russell's writing has the appeal of a rediscovered voice from another era.