Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscript
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscript
- Date
- undated
- Creator
- Altsheler, Joseph A., (Joseph Alexander), 1862-1919
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Authors, American--Kentucky.
- Juvenile fiction.
- Manuscripts, American--Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Arranged by chapter.
- Preferred Citation
- 57m15: [identification of item],Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscript, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Joseph A. Altsheler was born in 1868 and died in 1919. During his lifetime, he was an author of popular juvenile historical fiction, writing many books about the American Civil War, the French and Indian Wars, World War I and he also wrote fiction stories about the west. He began his career working at the Louisville newspaper the Couier-Journal. In 1892 he began working at the New York World newspaper and became the newspaper's first Hawaii correspondent. Due to a lack of stories, Altsheler began writing children’s fiction.
- Scope and Content
- The Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscript is a draft of Altsheler's work. This manuscript appears to have been unpublished and is undated.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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