Author, Editor. After graduating from Williams College in 1858, he became a teacher in New York and began publishing works for children. After his father's death, he returned to Boston, the city of his birth, to devote himself to literary pursuits. He edited a children's periodical, "The Riverside Magazine for Young People", and published a series of "Bodley Books" from 1875 to 1887. He then served as editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" after the departure of William Dean Howells. He did some editing work for Houghton Mifflin, including large anthologies of poetry and prose. He wrote several books, including biographies of James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor, and Noah Webster. He also wrote books for children for use in schools, including "The Children's Book", and several books of American history and fables. His biography of George Washington introduced the legend of young Washington and the colt. In the story, Washington attempts to tame a wild young horse, a favorite animal owned by his father but, in the attempt, the horse dies. Washington tells his father the truth and is forgiven. Much like the more well-known "cherry tree" myth, there is no historical evidence for the story.
Author, Editor. After graduating from Williams College in 1858, he became a teacher in New York and began publishing works for children. After his father's death, he returned to Boston, the city of his birth, to devote himself to literary pursuits. He edited a children's periodical, "The Riverside Magazine for Young People", and published a series of "Bodley Books" from 1875 to 1887. He then served as editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" after the departure of William Dean Howells. He did some editing work for Houghton Mifflin, including large anthologies of poetry and prose. He wrote several books, including biographies of James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor, and Noah Webster. He also wrote books for children for use in schools, including "The Children's Book", and several books of American history and fables. His biography of George Washington introduced the legend of young Washington and the colt. In the story, Washington attempts to tame a wild young horse, a favorite animal owned by his father but, in the attempt, the horse dies. Washington tells his father the truth and is forgiven. Much like the more well-known "cherry tree" myth, there is no historical evidence for the story.
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