George Edmund Holt (February 15, 1881 – October 16, 1950) was an American journalist.

Life and career

Holt was born in Moline, Illinois on February 15, 1881.

In Morocco, he covered the defeat and abdication of Sultan Abd-el-Aziz for the Associated Press.[1] He also met Raisuli. He was appointed Consul-General for the United States in Morocco.[1][2] He also wrote short stories for magazines such as Collier's.[3] and contributed both fiction and non-fiction to Adventure[4]

Holt resided in San Diego, California from 1922 until his death on October 16, 1950, at the age of 69.[5]

Books

Non fiction

  • Morocco the piquant, or, Life in sunset land[6]

Fiction

  • By Favour of Allah (1926) [7]
  • The Decree of Allah (Black Dog Books, 2015)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Call to Adventure. Robert Spiers Benjamin. 1935
  2. ↑ Morocco the piquant, or, Life in sunset land
  3. ↑ "Stories, Listed by Author". philsp.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  4. ↑ Jones, Robert Kenneth (1989). The Lure of Adventure. Starmont House. pp. 9–11.
  5. ↑ "George Holt, Publisher, Author, Dies." San Diego Union, November 17, 1950.
  6. ↑ Morocco the piquant (Open Library). openlibrary.org. OL 7240635M.
  7. ↑ "HOLIDAY NOVELS » 20 Aug 1926 » The Spectator Archive". archive.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-29.


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