Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
George Haven Putnam
Born: April 2, 1844
Died: February 27, 1930 (aged 85)
Bio: George Haven Putnam A.M., Litt.D. was an American soldier, publisher, and author. He married classical scholar Emily James Smith Putnam. He was the father of medieval historian Bertha Haven Putnam and wind power pioneer Palmer Cosslett Putnam.
Known for:
- The little gingerbread man (1910)
- Abraham Lincoln (1911)
- Memories of a Publisher 1865 - 1915 (1915)