"High truths which have not yet been dreamed,
Realities of all that seemed….
"No fate can rob the earnest soul
Of his great Birthright in the boundless whole!"
SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF AUTHORS AND THEIR CHIEF WORKS
[Footnote: For a complete record of the work of contemporary authors, consult Who's Who in America.]
EASTERN AUTHORS
ABBOTT, JACOB (1803-1879), b. Hallowell, Maine. One of America's most voluminous writers on all classes of popular subjects. He wrote one hundred and eighty volumes and aided in the preparation of thirty-one more. Illustrated Histories, The Rollo Books.
ADAMS, HENRY (1838- ), b. Boston, Mass. Historian. History of the United States from 1801 to 1817, that is, under Jefferson's and Madison's administrations. 9 vols. Excellent for this important period.
ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (1832-1888), b. Germantown, Pa. Daughter of Amos Bronson
Alcott. Writer of wholesome, humorous, and interesting stories for young
people. Little Women, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins, Rose in
Bloom.
ALLSTON, WASHINGTON (1779-1843), b. Waccamaw, S. C. Moved to New England and graduated at Harvard in 1800. Artist; early poet of Wordsworthian school. The Sylphs of the Seasons, and Other Poems.
AMES, FISHER (1758-1808), b. Dedham, Mass. Orator, statesman. Best speech, On the British Treaty (1796).