Harold Bell Wright

Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 – May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he had a very successful career; he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. Between 1902 and 1942 Wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. More than 15 movies were made or claimed to be made from Wright's stories, including Gary Cooper's first major movie, The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) and the John Wayne film The Shepherd of the Hills (1941). Biography and book descriptions by Gerald Chudleigh

Works by Harold Bell Wright at Project Gutenberg

Works by Harold Bell Wright at Faded Page (Canada)

Works by or about Harold Bell Wright at Internet Archive

Works by Harold Bell Wright at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

Harold Bell Wright at IMDb

Harold Bell Wright Museum in Pierce City, Missouri

David Leighton (November 25, 2014). "Harold Bell Wright the inspiration for Tucson neighborhood". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

Harold Bell Wright's The Mine with the Iron Door bookmap in Tucson, Arizona