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Francis Lynde (November 12, 1856 – May 16, 1930) was an American writer. Three of his books were adapted to film.[1] He was born in Lewiston, New York, and wrote adventure novels set in the American West in the early 20th century.[1] The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has a collection of his papers.[2]
His novels were set in the mountains of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Railroading and mining provided settings for his storylines. The main characters were often mining or railroad engineers. His collection of detective stories was titled Scientific Sprague.[3] His story Moonshiner of Fact is set in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Tennessee.[4]
Mary Antoinette Stickle Lynde (née Stickle; 1867–1960) was his wife.[1]
He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
- ^ a b c d Gaston: The amazing career of Francis Lynde April 15th, 2018 by Kay Baker Gaston, Chattanooga Times Free Press
- ^ Lynde, Francis (March 22, 1891). Francis Lynde papers. OCLC 229130581 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Glassman, Steve; O'Sullivan, Maurice J. (March 23, 2001). Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest: Bad Boys and Bad Girls in the Badlands. Popular Press. ISBN 9780879728465 – via Google Books.
- ^ Leiter, Andrew B. (August 31, 2011). Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals Since the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN 9780786487028 – via Google Books.