Henry Thomson Burtis (1896–1971)[1] was an American writer born in New York.
After serving as a lieutenant in US Army Air Service and as a member of the aerial border patrol, Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer.[2][3] He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure as well as over 20 novels, most of which had an aviation theme and were written for children.[3] Many of his stories appeared in The American Boy[4][5], and In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.[6]
Thomson Burtis died in Santa Monica, California, on April 24, 1971.
^Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume LVII: March 4, 1921-March 15, 1921, p 189.
^ abJones, Robert Kenneth. The Lure of Adventure. Starmont House,1989 ISBN1-55742-143-9 (p.23)
^Erisman, Fred, Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. TCU Press, 2006. ISBN0-87565-330-8 (pp. 88-92)
