Willis Fletcher Johnson

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Willis Fletcher Johnson

1857–1931

Best known as a journalist-historian with a gift for turning public events into vivid narrative, this American writer moved easily between newspaper work, biography, and popular history. His books range from U.S. politics and diplomacy to dramatic disaster accounts and studies of Cuba and Latin America.

10 Audiobooks

Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. Late Retired General. U. S. A.

Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. Late Retired General. U. S. A.

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

The History of Cuba, vol. 1

The History of Cuba, vol. 1

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.

History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

The History of Cuba, vol. 3

The History of Cuba, vol. 3

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

The History of Cuba, vol. 5

The History of Cuba, vol. 5

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

The History of Cuba, vol. 2

The History of Cuba, vol. 2

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

Colonel Henry Ludington: A Memoir

Colonel Henry Ludington: A Memoir

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent

Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent

by Joel Tyler Headley, Willis Fletcher Johnson

The History of Cuba, vol. 4

The History of Cuba, vol. 4

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

About the author

Born in 1857, Willis Fletcher Johnson built a varied career as an author, journalist, editor, and lecturer. Reliable reference sources describe him as a longtime foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for The New York Tribune, a role he held for about twenty years. That background helps explain the strong interest in public affairs that runs through much of his work.

Johnson wrote across a wide span of subjects, including American politics, international relations, biography, and current events. His bibliography includes books on Cuba, U.S. foreign relations, and figures such as Thomas Jefferson, along with more dramatic popular histories like The Johnstown Flood. He was a notably adaptable writer: equally at home with political analysis, historical storytelling, and books aimed at general readers.

He died in 1931. Today, he is remembered as one of those energetic late-19th- and early-20th-century writers who helped bring history, politics, and world affairs to a broad audience in clear, accessible prose.