Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Horace Porter
Born: April 15, 1837
Died: May 29, 1921 (aged 84)
Bio: Horace Porter was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S.
Known for:
- Campaigning With Grant (1897)
- Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America
- Railway Passenger Travel, 1825-1880 (1888)