John Fox Jr.
John Fox Jr. has written at least 2 books. Their most popular book is The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with 2 saves with an average rating of -⭐.
Author Bio
December 16, 1862 - John Fox Jr. was born near Paris, Kentucky.
1883 - John Fox Jr. graduated from Harvard University.
1885 - After working as a journalist in New York City, John Fox Jr. returned to Kentucky to join his brother in a land-speculation venture that took them into the mountainous areas of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.
1890 - John Fox Jr. moved to Big Stone Gap.
1898 - John Fox Jr. served as a correspondent during the Spanish-American War.
1903 - John Fox Jr.'s ''The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' was published. The novel is considered to be one of the first books printed in the United States to sell a million copies.
1904 - John Fox Jr. served as a correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War.
1908 - John Fox Jr.'s ''The Trail of Lonesome Pine'' was published. With an advance sale of 100,000, the novel eventually will sell two million copies.
1908 - John Fox Jr. married Fritzi Scheff, a star of the Metropolitan Opera. She and Fox ended their tumultuous marriage in 1913.
1912 - John Fox Jr.'s ''The Trail of Lonesome Pine'' was adapted for the stage and produced at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York.
1916 - Cecil B. DeMille wrote, directed, and produced a film version of John Fox Jr.'s ''The Trail of Lonesome Pine.'' Other versions will appeared in 1914, 1923, and 1936.
July 8, 1919 - John Fox Jr. died of pneumonia and is buried in Paris, Kentucky.
