Frederic Franklyn Van de Water

Frederic Franklyn Van de Water (1890-1968) was an American journalist and writer. He was an honorary sergeant in the New York State Troopers. In 1924, he travelled in the West Indies investigated and reported about rum pirates and Chinese smugglers.
He wrote for "Harper's Magazine".
He wrote short stories for pulp fiction magazines such as "Collier's."
In the 1949 historical novel "The Green Cockade" (also published as "Catch a Falling Star") Van de Water described the complicated history of Vermont during the American War of Independence - with Ethan Allen waging in effect a double war of independence, both sharing in the common struggle against the British but also struggling to keep Vermont independent against the annexation efforts of New York State.
He was the son of Virginia Terhune and Frederic F. Van de Water Sr.
Books.
- "Wings of the Morning", 1955
- "The Real McCoy" with Publisher's Foreword by Stephen Jones
A Home in the Country copyright 1937 published by John Day in association with Reynal & Hitchcock