Authors and Illustrators Database

Harry Alverson Franck

Born: 06/29/1881  Munger, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 04/18/1962
Parents: Charles Adolph; Lillie E. Franck
Spouse: Rachel W. Latta
Children: Harry, Katherine, Patricia, Charles, Peter
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.harryafranck.com/

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Winter Journey Through the Ninth
- A description of the Ninth Air Force during World War II, written in 1945. 		Non Fiction, History Adult Tucson, AR : Prince of the Road Press 1945-2001
Rediscovering South America
- Travels on foot through South America with most photos taken by author. 		Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : J B Lippincott 1943
Pan American Highway from the Rio Grande to the Canal Zone Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : Appleton-Century Company, Inc. 1940
The Lure of Alaska Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company 1939
Sky Roaming Above Two Continents; an Aerial Cruise, with Many Landings in the Countries and Islands that Circle the Caribbean Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company 1938
Foot-Loose in the British Isles; Being a Desultory and Not Too Serious Account of Sixteen Months of Living in England and Peregrinating Hither and Yon throughout Great Britain Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : Appleton-Century Company, Inc. 1932
I Discover Greece; wherein an Incurable Nomad Sets Forth What Befell Him and an Artist Friend During a Labyrinthine Summer Journey through Modern Hellas Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1929
East of Siam; Ramblings in the Five Divisions of French Indo-China Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1926
Glimpses of Japan and Formosa Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1924
Wandering in Northern China
- Photographs by author and map of route. 		Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1923
Working North from Patagonia: being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on the Way, through Southern and Eastern South America
- Photographs by author plus map of route. 		Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1921
Four Months Afoot in Spain Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1911
A Vagabond Journey around the World; a Narrative of Personal Experience Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1910
Three Hoboes in India Non Fiction, Travel Adult New York : The Century Company 1910

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Other - Photographer

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors - Obituary, volume(s) 110 		1984
Michigan Poets 1964
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed., 3rd. ed.
- For the following years: 1960, 1980, 1993 		1960-1993
American Authors and Books
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
Biography Index
Lincoln Library of Language Arts
National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
Twentieth Century Authors
Who Was Who among English and European Authors
Who Was Who among North American Authors
Who Was Who in America
Who Was Who in Literature

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1903
Columbia University New York, NY
Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Major
- Served in World War II 		U. S. Army Air Corps 1942-1947
Lieutenant
- Served in World War I 		American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919
Travel writer 1910-1960
Department Head Tech High School Springfield, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1908-1911
Teacher Bellefonte 1906
Teacher Browning School New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1906-1908
French Teacher Central High School Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1903-1904

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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Other Comments:

The website listed under Contacts includes a biography by his daughter and a complete list of his works.

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