About
Edgar Watson Howe, known as Ed Howe, was born in Indiana and spent most of his life in Atchison, Kansas. He founded and edited the Atchison Daily Globe from 1877 to 1911, then published E.W. Howe's Monthly from 1911 to 1933. His most famous novel, The Story of a Country Town (1883), self-published, was praised by Mark Twain and William Dean Howells as a pioneering work of American literary realism. Nicknamed 'the Sage of Potato Hill,' he received an honorary doctorate from Washburn University in 1927.
Major works
- The Story of a Country Town (1883)novel
Key milestones
- 1877Founded the Atchison Daily Globe, which he edited until 1911.
- 1911Launched E.W. Howe's Monthly, a personal commentary magazine published until 1933.
- 1927Received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Washburn University.
Themes
Literary realismAmerican rural lifeJournalism and publishingSocial commentary
Sources: britannica.com · nytimes.com · washburn.edu