Educated at Union College and Hamilton College, Adams began working as a reporter for the New York Sun in 1891. In 1900, he joined McClure's Magazine where he gained a reputation as a fine investigative reporter. In 1905, he published a series of articles in Collier's Weekly, entitled The Great American Fraud, which exposed false claims made by patent medicine manufacturers and which led Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Adams contributed many stories to magazines throughout his career. In 1926, he published Revelry, a novel about the corruption and scandals of the Harding administration. His many works include The Secret of Lonesome Cove (1912), The Health Master (1913), Our Square and the People In It (1917), Success (1921), From A Bench in Our Square (1922), Flaming Youth (1923), The Piper's Fee (1926), The Men in Her Life (1930), The Gorgeous Hussy (1934), Maiden Effort (1937), The Incredible Era (1939), Tombay Gold (1942), Sunrise to Sunset (1950), Grandfather Stories (1955) and Tenderloin (1959 Posthumous). For collaborations, see Various Authors. |
