Gordon MacCreagh

Gordon MacCreagh (1889 in Perth, Indiana – 1953) was an American writer.

MacCreagh was the son of Scottish parents, possibly born in Perth, Indiana in 1889 while his father, an anthropologist, was visiting the United States to study Native Americans. However, according to MacCreagh's biography - Indiana MacCreagh by Roderick Heather, it is much more likely that he was born and educated in Scotland and later studied in Paris and Germany. Mistakenly believing he had killed a fellow student in a German sabre duel, he fled to Southeast Asia, where he lived for several years. He travelled in South America on the Mulford Expedition. His book White Waters and Black published 1926 is an account of the expedition. His account was serialised in Adventure and published as a book The Last of Free Africa. After the book's publication, MacCreagh was made a "Knight of the Empire" by Emperor Haile Selassie.

Works

Non-fiction

Travel books

White Waters and Black (The Century Co.,1926) The Last of Free Africa (The Century Co., 1928; 2nd edition 1935)

Other

"Adventure and a moral". Written for Call for Adventure edited by Robert Spiers Benjamin

Novels

The Inca's Ransom (Chelsea House, 1926, reprinted from Adventure) Poisonous Mist (Chelsea House, 1927, reprinted from Adventure) Dr Muncing, Exorcist (Chelsea House)

Short stories

Jungle Business (1925). The Adventures of Jehannum Smith. Black Dog Books, 2013. The Lost End of Nowhere: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 1. Altus Press, 2014. Unprofitable Ivory: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 2. Altus Press, 2014. Black Drums Talking: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 3. Altus Press, 2014. Blood and Steel: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 4. Altus Press, 2014.

147 short stories in pulp magazines Adventure (magazine), Short Stories, Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, Argosy.