Stephen Bonsal

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Stephen Bonsal (March 29, 1865 - June 8, 1951) was a U.S. writer and diplomat from Baltimore, Maryland.

International correspondent

Bonsal was an international correspondent of the New York Herald (1885 - 1907), and the New York Times (1910 - 1911). He traveled extensively following the armies of many wars.

World War I

During World War I, Bonsal served in the American Expeditionary Forces doing psychological warfare. He was also President Woodrow Wilson's private translator during the peace negotiations in Paris.

Literary contributions

  • The Real Condition of Cuba (1897)
  • The American Mediterranean (1912)
  • Unfinished Business (Pulitzer Prize winner 1944)
  • Suitors and Suppliants: The Little Nations at Versailles (1946)

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