Harlan Thompson aka Stephen Holt (1894-1987) American author. Born in 1894 in Brewster and attended the University of California. Became a successful children's author and was president of P.E.N. in the 1950s. His books were mainly horse/ranching stories of the 'wild stallion helped by boy' type, some of which were award winning. As well as writing as Harlan Thompson he also wrote under the name of Stephen Holt. http://harlanthompson.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk