Edward Alexander Powell (16 August 1879 – 13 November 1957), who published as E. Alexander Powell, was an American adventurer, war correspondent, and prolific author of travel and adventure literature. Born in Syracuse, New York, he worked for the Syracuse Journal from 1898 to 1899, became editor of Craftsman in 1902, served as advertising manager for the Smith Premier Typewriter Company in London in 1903 and 1904, reported from the Near East for British and American publications in 1905 and 1906, and held United States consular posts in Syria and Egypt from 1906 to 1909. From 1914 he served as a war correspondent, his neutral status giving him rare access to both sides of the front lines. He later shifted from journalism to travel and adventure writing, ultimately publishing more than thirty books — roughly twenty of them between 1920 and 1954 — chronicling his extensive world travels, and contributing regularly to Harper's, The Atlantic, and the original Scribner's Magazine. He died in Falls Village, Connecticut, in 1957, and his papers are held at the Library of Congress.
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