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Nebraska Authors

Budington Swanson

Born 1913-01-16 Hazard, NE (USA)

Died 1991-05-18
Omaha, NE (USA)

Buried
Omaha, NE (USA)
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery

His obituary in the Chicago Tribune noted that he wrote over 300 articles in the field of Western Americana, as well as The Long Land, a novel about the settlement of Nebraska. He was also widely known in Omaha as the organizer of a semi-annual postcard and paper collectibles show. He wrote for radio in World War II, and operated a direct mail advertising firm in Omaha, beginning in 1957.

Places Lived

Ravenna, NE
Loup City, NE
Omaha, NE

Author Of

  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Play/Screenplay

Keywords

Western Americana

Occupation

Writer
Graphic Artist
Advertising Agent

Places Worked

Omaha World-Herald
Ravenna Herald

Bibliography

Long Land. 1977.

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