William P. (William Pendleton) Chipman

Born in Old Mystic, Connecticut, in 1854, William Pendleton Chipman became an American Baptist minister as well as a prolific writer. Reference sources consistently identify him as the author of boys' stories and historical adventures, and his dates are given as May 11, 1854, to February 28, 1937.

Chipman wrote fiction set against the American Revolution and other dramatic moments from the past, including The Young Minuteman, A Tory's Revenge, Two Yankee Middies, and In Ship and Prison. His work was also connected with popular juvenile publishing of the period, and he contributed to the lively tradition of adventure stories that mixed action with accessible history.

He remains of interest today mainly through reprints and public-domain editions, which have kept a number of his books available to modern readers. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the sources checked, so none is included here.