Evarts, Hal G. (Hal George), 1887-1934

Hal George Evarts, Sr. (1887-1934) was born in Topeka, Kansas. He became a best-selling author of western adventure stories in the 1920's and 1930's, served as editor of the Saturday evening post, worked as a surveyor in the U.S. Indian Territory and as a guide in Wyoming. He was married to Sylvia Abraham and had one son, the author Hal G. Evarts, Jr. The younger Evarts wrote a biography of his father, Skunk ranch to Hollywood: the West of author Hal Evarts, published in 1989. Evarts died on a steamship near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From the description of Hal G. Evarts, Sr. papers, 1919-1951. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 144528668