Horace kephart biography
Horace kephart biography
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Horace Kephart
Horace Kephart | |
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Kephart in 1906 | |
| Born | (1862-09-08)September 8, 1862 Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 2, 1931(1931-04-02) (aged 68) Bryson City, North Carolina, United States |
| Resting place | Bryson City Cemetery, Bryson City, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Education | Lebanon Valley College, Boston University, Cornell University[1] |
| Genre | Outdoor literature, Travel literature |
| Spouse | Laura (Mack) Kephart[2] |
American writer (1862 – 1931)
Horace Sowers Kephart (September 8, 1862 – April 2, 1931) was an American travel writer and librarian, best known as the author of Our Southern Highlanders (a memoir about his life in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina) and the classic outdoors guide Camping and Woodcraft.
Biography
Kephart was born in East Salem, Pennsylvania, and raised in Iowa. He was the director of the St. Louis Mercantile Library in St. Louis