H. Irving Hancock

H. Irving Hancock

Harrie Irving Hancock (1866?-1922) was an American chemist and writer, mainly remembered as an author of children's literature and juveniles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and as having written a fictional depiction of a German invasion of the USA.

Read more about H. Irving Hancock:  Biography, "The Invasion of The United States"

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