Frederic A. Rosen (March 28, 1953 – December 2, 2020) was an American former columnist for the Arts and Leisure Section of The New York Times and a true crime author in the United States.
[1] In his new book Bat Masterson, The First Dreamer, - Oct.2019 RJ Parker Publishing, Rosen shows through his original research that the legendary American Bat Masterson, an Old West lawman and NYC newspaperman was also an illegal alien from Canada, which he covered up his whole life.
[citation needed] Rosen's other published works include Lobster Boy about the murder of Grady Stiles.
He has written other works of historical non-fiction including Cremation in America, Contract Warriors and Gold!.
He won the 2005 Library Journal Best Reference Source Award for The Historical Atlas of American Crime.