Horace Kephart

Horace Kephart
Kephart in 1906
Born(1862-09-08)September 8, 1862
Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedApril 2, 1931(1931-04-02) (aged 68)
Bryson City, North Carolina, United States
Resting placeBryson City Cemetery, Bryson City, North Carolina
OccupationLibrarian
EducationLebanon Valley College, Boston University, Cornell University
GenreOutdoor literature, Travel literature
SpouseLaura (Mack) Kephart

Horace Sowers Kephart (September 8, 1862 April 2, 1931) was an American travel writer and librarian, best known as the author of Our Southern Highlanders (a memoir about his life in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina) and the classic outdoors guide Camping and Woodcraft.