Background
Emerson, Edwin was born on January 23, 1869 in Dresden, Saxony. Son of Edwin and Marie Louise (Ingham) Emerson.
Emerson, Edwin was born on January 23, 1869 in Dresden, Saxony. Son of Edwin and Marie Louise (Ingham) Emerson.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1891.
Served for many years as foreign and war correspondent, Boston Post, later in editorial work New York Evening Post, Sun and Harper’s Weekly. Author: College Year Book, 1897. Pepy’s Ghost, 1899; In War and Peace, 1899.
Rough Rider Stories, 1900.
History of the 19th Century, 1902. The Monroe Doctrine in Venezuela, 1903.
Both Sides of a War, 1910. Comet Lore, 1910; Central American Dictators, 1911.
Nicaraguan Notes, 1912.
Mexican Notes, 1913. With the German Armies, 1917. A Revolutionary Wedding, 1919.
Benedict Arnold, 1923.
Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt, 1928. The Gutenberg Bible, 1929. Hoover and His Times, 1932.
German Swordplay, 1936.
Sidelights of History, 1943. When Bugles Blew, 1947.
Who Got There First on San Juan Hill?, 1948.
Served for many years as foreign and war correspondent, Boston Post, later in editorial work New York Evening Post, Sun and Harper’s Weekly. Served in Cuban campaign with 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry on General Joe Wheeler’s Staff, 1898. Member American History Association, Rough Riders Association, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Eta.
Military Orders: Bolivar, Merito of Ecuador, Momotombo, Santiago de Cuba, California Commandery of Spanish-American War.
Clubs: Fencers (Washington).
Married Mary Edith Griswold, May 16, 1906.