Frederick Palmer

Frederick Palmer (January 29, 1873 – September 2, 1958) was an American journalist and writer.

Biography Born in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, Palmer attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Amos F. Palmer; in February 1896, he married Elsie M. Wither.

The New York Press hired Palmer in 1895 as its London correspondent; and this opportunity evolved into a long career.

The New York Times sent Palmer to cover the Balkan War in 1912. 1901: The Ways of the Service 1904: With Kuroki in Manchuria 1906: Lucy of the Stars, novel. 1910: The Big Fellow, novel 1910: Danbury Rodd: Aviator, novel 1910: The Vagabond, novel 1912: Over the Pass, Western novel 1914: The Last Shot, novel about a fictional major European war from the point of view of a small set of soldiers and civilians, written before the start of World War I 1916: My Year of the War, Palmer's account of his experiences as a journalist, starting the day World War I was declared 1917: My Second Year of the War, Palmer's account of his second year as a World War I war correspondent 1919: Our Greatest Battle, about the Meuse-Argonne 1921: The Folly of Nations, tracing the causes of wars in general 1933: With My Own Eyes, autobiography 1934: Bliss, Peacemaker; the Life and Letters of General Tasker Howard Bliss, the only biography of the first American 'soldier-statesman" of the 20th century