The Red Mustang

by William O Stoddard

Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Red Mustang by William O. Stoddard

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781530756476
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/28/2016
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

William Osborn Stoddard (Courtland County, 1835-1925) was an American author, inventor, and assistant secretary to Abraham Lincoln during his first term.

Stoddard was born at Homer, Courtland Co., New York. His parents were Prentice S. and Sarah (Osborn) Stoddard. Stoddard attended the University of Rochester, where he graduated cum laude. On 25 Jul 1870 Stoddard married Susan Eagleson Cooper; they had five children. Stoddard died in Madison, New Jersey.

Stoddard's father was a bookseller, and Stoddard worked in his bookshop while growing up. After graduation, Stoddard was employed in an "editorial position" in 1857 at the Daily Ledger (Chicago); by 1858 he had become editor and proprietor of the Central Illinois Gazette, in Champaign, Illinois.

Stoddard first published work in 1869. He wrote both poetry and fiction, ultimately producing over a hundred books, including 76 books for boys.