Thorp, Raymond W., 1896-1966

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Dates:
Birth 1896-01-18
Death 1966-09-09
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Raymond W. Thorp (1896-1966) was the author of Black widow: America's most poisonous spider (1945); Spirit gun of the west: the story of Doc. W.F. Carver (1957); Crow-killer: the saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (1958); and Jesse James: rabbit man of Humphreys County (published c.1982).

From the description of Southern California spiders, 1937, January. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 647769450

Author, collector, and dealer in Western Americana.

From the description of Letters, 1923-1926. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 14972617

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Subjects:

  • Agelena naevia
  • Americana
  • Black widow spider
  • Funnel-web spiders
  • Nephila maculata
  • Pepsis
  • Spiders
  • Spiders
  • Spiders
  • Spider webs
  • Tarantulas
  • Trap-door spiders
  • Wolf spiders

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Places:

  • California, Southern (as recorded)