Excerpt from Famous American Authors Tim limits of this book make it impossible to use sketches Of several authors of whom I had intended to write. A sketch of John G. Whittier appears in my book, how Success is Won; Bayard Taylor, in Poor Boys Who Became Fa' mous Harriet Beecher Stowe, Helen Hunt J ack son, and Louisa M. Alcott, in Girls W'ho Became Famous. I desired to include Mary Mapes Dodge, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Rose Terry Cooke, and some other women, Whose work I greatly admire, but these must 'be left for the future. Of course the names of many gifted authors will suggest themselves to each reader, but only a few could be selected for this volume, from the many who have given honor to America by their genius. I gratefully acknowledge the courtesy of the authors herein represented, and also that of their publishers, in granting permission to make extracts from their books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.