The devil's own: a romance of the Black Hawk war, By: Randall Parrish: Randall Parrish (1858-1923) was an American author of dime novels. His works include: When Wilderness was King (1904), My Lady of the North (1905), The Sword of the Old Frontier (1905)

Randall Parrish (1858-1923) was an American author of dime novels, including Wolves of the Sea (Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur"). Early life: Parrish was born in the city of Kewanee, the only son of Rufus Parker and Frances Adeline (Hollis) Parrish. He was born in "Rose Cottage" on June 10, 1858, at what was later the site of the city's Methodist Episcopal c...