American author Edison Tesla Marshall (1894–1967) was born in Rensselaer, Indiana. He grew up in Medford, Oregon and attended the University of Oregon from 1913 to 1916. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army with the rank of second lieutenant. His 1917 draft registration card indicated he was a “professional writer” employed by The American Magazine and The Saturday Evening Post, and that he was missing the thumb of his left hand. His injury, caused in a shooting accident when he was a child, did not affect his love of hunting, and he was a noted big game hunter.
The American MagazineThe Saturday Evening PostHe married Agnes Sharp Flythe; they had two children, Edison and Nancy. In 1926, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia, where, Marshall enjoyed a successful writer’s life. His
