The Ghost - Softcover

O'Connor, William D.

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ISBN 10: 142809556X ISBN 13: 9781428095564

Publisher: IndyPublish, 2009

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William Douglas O'Connor (1832-1889) was an American author, poet, daguerreotypist and editor. He began his career as a painter, but left it behind for literary pursuits. He became associate editor of the Boston Commonwealth, then editor of the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. In 1861 he became corresponding clerk of the light-house board in Washington, in 1873 chief clerk and in 1874 librarian of the Treasury Department. In 1878 he became assistant general superintendent of the life-saving service. He was a close friend of Walt Whitman. His works include: Harrington: A Story of True Love (1860), The Good Gray Poet: A Vindication (1866), The Ghost (1867), The Carpenter: A Christmas Story (1868), Hamlet's Note Book (1886) and Three Tales (1892).

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Called the "Father of the American Cartoon," Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential caricaturist and political cartoonist. Remembered for his Civil War illustrations in Harper's Weekly, Nast's political cartoons were also instrumental in the downfall of Boss Tweed and the election of President Ulysses S. Grant. He solidified America's picture of Santa Claus by portraying him as a round, twinkly, elfin figure, which he based on descriptions in Washington Irving's writings and Clement Moore's poem "The Night Before Christmas." Nast also popularized the donkey as a symbol representing the Democratic Party and the elephant as a Republican Party symbol.

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