John Randolph Spears
Encyclopedia
John Randolph Spears was an American
author and journalist, born at Van Wert, Ohio
. For some time, he was associated with the Buffalo
Express and the New York Sun
. Later, devoting himself to writing, he settled at Little Falls, N. Y.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author and journalist, born at Van Wert, Ohio
Van Wert, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,690 people, 4,556 households, and 2,947 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,803.8 people per square mile . There were 4,927 housing units at an average density of 831.4 per square mile...
. For some time, he was associated with the Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
Express and the New York Sun
New York Sun (historical)
The Sun was a New York newspaper that was published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, The New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune...
. Later, devoting himself to writing, he settled at Little Falls, N. Y.
Little Falls (city), New York
Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 5,188 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a small cataract near the city....
List of publications
His publications include:- The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn (1895)
- The Port of Missing Ships and Other Stories of the Sea (1896)
- The History of Our Navy from its Origin to the Present Day (five volumes, 1897-1899)
- The Fugitive (1899)
- The American Slave Trade (1900; new edition, 1907)
- David G. Farragut (1905)
- A History of the United States Navy (1907)
- The Story of New England Whalers (1908)
- A History of the American Navy (1909)
- The Story of the American Merchant Marine (1910)
- Master Mariners (1911)