Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
James Grant Wilson
Born: April 28, 1832
Died: February 1, 1914 (aged 81)
Bio: James Grant Wilson was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region.
Known for:
- Bryant And His Friends (1886)
- The Life And Letters Of Fitz Greene Halleck (1869)
- Thackeray in the United States (1901)
- Presidents of the United States 1789-1914 (1894)