(Edward) (1941-) US novelist and travel writer. His works include the novels Saint Jack 1973, The Mosquito Coast 1981, Doctor Slaughter 1984, and Chicago Loop 1990. His accounts of his travels by train, notable for their sharp depiction of the socio-economic divides, include The Great Railroad Bazaar 1975, The Old Patagonian Express 1979, The Kingdom by the Sea 1983, and Riding the Iron Rooster 1988.