Columbus, Ga. Prolific novelist. Best
novel, _Saint Elmo_.
WILSON, WOODROW (1856- ), b. Staunton, Va. Educator, historian,
statesman. _A History of the American People_.
WIRT, WILLIAM (1772-1834), b. Bladensburg, Md. Lawyer. _Life and Character
of Patrick Henry_, _Letters of the British Spy_.
WESTERN AUTHORS
ATHERTON, GERTRUDE FRANKLIN (1859- ), b. San Francisco, Calif. Novelist.
_The Doomswoman_, _The Aristocrats_, _The Conqueror._
BALDWIN, JAMES (1841- ), b. Westfield, Ind. Writer of excellent stories
for children. _The Story of Siegfried, Old Greek Stories', Stories of the
King, Discovery of the Old Northwest, The Book Lover._
BIERCE, AMBROSE (1842- ), b. Ohio. For many years a San Francisco
journalist. _Can Such Things Be? In the Midst of Life_ (tales of soldiers
and civilians).
BURDETTE, ROBERT JONES (1844-1914), b. Greensboro, Pa. Journalist on
Burlington (Iowa) _Hawkeye_ and other papers, lecturer, humorist,
clergyman. _The Rise and Fall of the Moustache_, _Hawkeyetems_, _Life of
William Penn._
BURNHAM, CLARA LOUISE (1854- ) b. Newton, Mass. Moved to Chicago.
Novelist. _Dr. Latimer_, _The Wise Woman.
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