At the Earth's Core | About the Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the Michigan Military Academy from 1892-1895 and then served in the United States Cavalry from 1896-1897. He was married twice: first in 1900 to Emma Centennia Hulbert, whom he divorced in 1934, and then to Florence Dearholt in 1934, whom he divorced in 1942. Before he became a writer Burroughs tried numerous careers, including cowboy, stationery store owner, factory clerk, miner, and railroad policeman. He was thirty-five and working at another of his failed jobs, this time trying to sell pencil...
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