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William Worthington Fowler

1833–1881

Known for vivid nonfiction about frontier life and Wall Street, this 19th-century writer drew on both historical storytelling and firsthand knowledge of finance. His books range from tales of pioneer women’s endurance to sharp looks at the risks and drama of the markets.

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Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"

Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"

by William Worthington Fowler

About the author

Born in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1833, William Worthington Fowler studied at Phillips Andover and graduated from Amherst College in 1854. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857, and worked in New York before turning away from law and business for literature and journalism.

That mix of experience shaped his writing. Fowler wrote books including Ten Years in Wall Street, Fighting Fire, Woman on the American Frontier, and Twenty Years of Inside Life in Wall Street. His work often focused on real-world struggle, whether in the financial world or in stories of endurance and courage on the American frontier.

He later settled in Durham, Connecticut, and also served in the Connecticut Senate in 1879. Fowler died in 1881, leaving behind a body of nonfiction that blends popular history, observation, and a strong feel for dramatic detail.