Educated at the University of Michigan, White worked as a lumberjack in Michigan while writing in his free time. His first novel, The Westerners came out in 1901 and was based on his experiences in the outdoors, including a stint at prospecting in the Dakotas. In 1902, his novel The Blazed Trail, became a best-seller and remains his best known work. He returned to education at Columbia University where he received an MA degree in 1903. He then moved to California and soon became close friends with Theodore Roosevelt. Widely traveled, White was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society for his mapping of German East Africa in 1913. During World War I, he served in the 144th Field Artillery and rose to the rank of major. White also worked as a cowboy and, together with his wife, was involved in spiritualism. The variety of White's experiences come out in his works which include The Claim Jumpers (1901), The Forest (1904), The Mountains (1904), Arizona Nights (1907), The Rivermen (1908), The Land of Footprints (1913), The Gray Dawn (1915), The Rose Dawn (1920), Daniel Boone, Wilderness Scout (1926), Dog Days (1930), Speaking For Myself (1943) and The Stars Are Still There (1946). |
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