Sydney A. Clark
American travel writer
About Sydney A. Clark
Sydney A. Clark (1891–1975) was an American travel writer.
Biography Born in Auburndale, Massachusetts, Clark graduated from Dartmouth College in 1912. Afterward, he taught at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and the Country Day School in Kansas City, Missouri. He later worked for a Boston-based real estate firm before transitioning to full-time travel writing.
Clark's international travels began at age 6, accompanying his father, Francis Edward Clark, founder of the Christian Endeavor movement. By 15, he had visited Europe multiple times. At 24, he co-authored a volume on Scandinavia with his father. It wasn't until age 40 that he pursued travel writing as his primary occupation.
Clark died in 1975 from a heart attack while driving in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts. Sweden on Fifty Dollars (1936) All the Best in... series
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American travel writer
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