1975, with Catherine Crook de Camp)) – an influential early writers' guide Lost Continents: the Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature (1954) – the title says it all The Ancient Engineers (1963) – an exhaustive account of practical science through the ages prior to the modern era The Great Monkey Trial (1968) – the definitive popular account of the Scopes Trial Lovecraft: A Biography (1975) – the first major biography of H. P. Lovecraft Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers (1976) – a major contribution to the historical study of modern fantasy authors Dark Valley Destiny: the Life of Robert E. Howard (1983) (with Catherine Crook de Camp and Jane Whittington Griffin) – the first major biography of Robert E. Howard The Ape-Man Within (1995) – Explores how human evolution of aggression and competition affected our historical and social development. Time and Chance: an Autobiography'' (1996) – winner of the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book Linguistic studies Some search results can be found through Google Scholar. 1944. Pronunciation of upstate New York place-names. American Speech 19:250-265 (Paywall) 1973. American English from Eastern Massachusetts. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 3:40-41 (Paywall) 1978. American English from Central Texas. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 8:81-82 (Paywall) See also Robert E. Howard's legacy References External links sprague de camp: The Fan Site Yahoo Discussion Group for de Camp fans Listen to A Gun for Dinosaur on X Minus One, NBC radio, 1956 1907 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American short story writers American alternate history writers American fantasy writers American historical novelists American male non-fiction writers American male novelists American male short story writers American science fiction writers American skeptics American speculative fiction critics American speculative fiction editors Analog Science Fiction and Fact people Burials at Arlington National Cemetery California Institute of Technology alumni Conan the Barbarian novelists Critics of Theosophy H. P. Lovecraft scholars Hugo Award-winning writers Novelists from New York (state) Pulp fiction writers SFWA Grand Masters Science fiction critics Sidewise Award winners Stevens Institute of Technology alumni United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II World Fantasy Award-winning writers Writers from New York City Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity