Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
Erastus Wiman
Born: April 21, 1834
Died: February 9, 1904 (aged 69)
Bio: Erastus Wiman was a Canadian journalist and businessman who later moved to the United States. He is best known as a developer on the New York City borough of Staten Island.
Known for:
- The Greater Half of the Continent (1889)
- How to Get Rich (1888)
- CHANCES OF SUCCESS
- CAN CANADA BE COERCED (1891)







