A Real-Life American Dream: The John H. McClatchy Story

John H. McClatchy loved horses, but not the races. After he built his home in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, he could be seen frequently in his carriage, driving a spanking team of beauties through the countryside. He spent his summers in Ocean City, New Jersey, where he drove his children around in a simple four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage known as a buckboard. A great family man, he and his wife, May, loved each other and their thirteen children dearly.

John was charitable, giving freely and...