Freeman H. Hubbard
American magazine editor
Freeman H. Hubbard (April 21, 1894 – August 1981) was an American writer known for his articles and books about railroads. He was editor of Railroad Magazine for 42 years, from 1930 until its demise in 1979, with seven years away while he worked as a freelance writer from 1946 to 1953. The magazine was named Railroad Man's Magazine in 1930, when Hubbard succeeded editor William Edward Hayes, being renamed Railroad Stories in 1932 and, finally, Railroad Magazine in 1937. He wrote widely about railroad history, legend and lore, including famous personalities such as Casey Jones, John Henry, Jesse James and Kate Shelley. He was Secretary of the American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists. He was born "at the end of a Philadelphia street car line" and died in New York City. His wife's name was Naomi Critchett Hubbard.
Selected works
Encyclopedia of North American Railroading: 150 Years of Railroading in the United States and Canada. (1981)
Great Days of the Circus. With Leonard V. Farley.
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