George Edmund Holt Explained

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

• Adventurers' Club of New York

Notes and References

1. Call to Adventure. Robert Spiers Benjamin. 1935
2. Morocco the piquant, or, Life in sunset land
3. Web site: Stories, Listed by Author . philsp.com . 2014-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017012517/http://www.philsp.com/homeville/HanniganV2/s92.htm#A3297 . 2014-10-17 .
4. Book: Jones, Robert Kenneth . The Lure of Adventure . Starmont House . 1989 . 9–11 .
5. "George Holt, Publisher, Author, Dies." San Diego Union, November 17, 1950.
6. Book: Morocco the piquant (Open Library). openlibrary.org. 7240635M.
7. Web site: HOLIDAY NOVELS » 20 Aug 1926 » The Spectator Archive. archive.spectator.co.uk. 2014-07-29.