Horace Kephart | |
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 Kephart in 1906 | |
| Born | September 8, 1862 Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 2, 1931 (aged 68) Bryson City, North Carolina, United States |
| Resting place | Bryson City Cemetery, Bryson City, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Education | Lebanon Valley College, Boston University, Cornell University[1] |
| Genre | Outdoor literature, Travel literature |
| Spouse | Laura (Mack) Kephart[2] |
Horace Sowers Kephart (September 8, 1862 – April 2, 1931) was an American travel writer and librarian, best known as the author of Our Southern Highlanders (a memoir about his life in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina) and the classic outdoors guide Camping and Woodcraft.
- ^ Finding Aid for the Jim Casada Collection of Horace Kephart and George Masa MS.3452 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tennessee Special Collections Library finding aid. Retrieved: 4 October 2013.
- ^ George Lowery, "Outdoor Legend Horace Kephart's Many Cornell Roots," Cornell Chronicle, 11 October 2011. Retrieved: 4 October 2013.