Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Clyde Brion Davis (May 22, 1894 July 19, 1962) was an American author and freelance journalist active from the mid-1920s until his death. Davis is best known for his novels The Anointed and The Great American Novel, though he authored more than 15 books. Clyde Brion Davis was born on May 22, 1894, in Unadilla, Nebraska, to Charles Nelson and Isabel Brion Davis. His father was a friend and strong supporter of the legendary Nebraska politician William Jennings Bryan. A year after the boy's birth, the Davis family moved to Missouri, where Davis attended schools in Chillicothe and Kansas City. At 14, Davis quit school and was employed in several jobs including printer s apprentice, steamfitter s helper, chimney sweep, electrician, detective and journalist.