George Samuel Clason (fl. 1874-1920s) George Samuel Clason was born in the city if Louisiana, Missouri in 1874. As a young man he studied at the University of Nebraska before joining the United States Army to fight in the Spanish American War. After the war, Clason moved to Denver Colorado where he founded the Clason Map Company of Denver, thus starting his lucrative publishing career. Among his many achievements, Clason is credited with publishing the first road atlas of the United States. In the late 1920s, Clason also published a series of "get-rich-quick" pamphlets in the form of parables. The most famous of these is "The Richest Man in Babylon." This tells the story of Arkad, a citizen of Babylon famed for his great wealth and generosity who shares his wit and wisdom with his fellow Babylonians. Click here for a list of rare maps from George Samuel Clason. Rare maps by George Samuel Clason currently for sale. Rare maps by George Samuel Clason in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.