Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Mary Mapes Dodge
Born: January 26, 1831
Died: August 21, 1905 (aged 74)
Bio: Mary Mapes Dodge was an American children's writer and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker.
Known for:
- Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates (1865)
- Rhymes and Jingles (1874)
- Donald and Dorothy (1883)
- The Land of Pluck (1894)