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Blair Niles
Blair Niles (1880–1959) was an American novelist and travel writer. She was a founding member of the Society of Woman Geographers. Blair Niles is a pen name of Mary Blair Rice, adopted from her late second husband's name, Robert Niles, Jr.〔Slide, Anthony. ''Lost Gay Novels: A Reference Guide to Fifty Works from the First Half of the Twentieth Century'', (Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press), page 137.〕 == History == The first wife of oceanographer William Beebe, Niles also wrote under the name of Mary Blair Beebe. She lived among indigenous peoples in Mexico, South America, and Southeast Asia. In 1923 she published ''Casual Wanderings in Ecuador''. ''Colombia: Land of Miracles'' followed in 1924, and ''Peruvian Pageant'' in 1937. In these books she linked contemporary culture with the past by exploring history, traditions, and legends. She visited the notorious Devil's Island in 1926 and recorded the life of a prisoner there (René Belbenoit) in her 1928 best selling biography: ''Condemned to Devil's Island''. The international sensation caused by this book led to prison reforms. Her 1931 book, ''Strange Brother'', was a gay-themed novel (her only work in that genre) set in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance.〔Stryker, Susan. ''Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001, page 97.〕 In 1944 Blair Niles was awarded the Gold medal of the Society of Woman Geographers.
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