Quote of the day
His own image... was no longer the reflection of a clumsy, dirty, gray bird, ugly and offensive. He himself was a swan! Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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)







