Francis Lynde (1856-1930) was an American novelist best known for adventure, railroad, and Western fiction. Born in Lewiston, New York, he worked in civil and mining engineering before turning to writing, experience that gave his stories a strong practical feel for machinery, industry, and frontier enterprise. Lynde’s fiction often centers on railroads, engineers, corporate conflict, and moral tests in the expanding American West. His best-known works include The Grafters, The Taming of Red Butte Western, A Fool for Love, and The King of Arcadia. He wrote in a popular, plot-driven style typical of early twentieth-century magazine and book fiction, blending romance, suspense, business intrigue, and regional color.
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