Willis Fletcher Johnson

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Willis Fletcher Johnson

1857–1931

A prolific American journalist and lecturer, he turned decades of newspaper work into clear, wide-ranging books on politics, war, and international affairs. He is especially remembered for his long service as a foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for the New York Tribune.

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

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. 3

The History of Cuba, vol. 3

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

The History of Cuba, vol. 5

The History of Cuba, vol. 5

by 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 career that moved easily between journalism, public speaking, and book writing. Reliable reference sources identify him as an American author, journalist, and lecturer, and note that he spent about twenty years as the foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for the New York Tribune.

His published work ranged widely, which helps explain why he appears in library catalogs and digital archives across several subjects. Surviving bibliographic records show books on figures such as William Tecumseh Sherman and Warren G. Harding, as well as historical works including writing on Cuba. That mix suggests a writer interested in both current public life and big historical narratives.

Johnson died in 1931. Today he is best approached as a versatile man of letters from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: a newspaper-minded writer who brought contemporary politics, biography, and history to a broad readership.