Altsheler was born in Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky to Joseph and Louise (Snoddy) Altsheler. In 1885, he took a job at the Louisville Courier-Journal as a reporter and later, an editor. He started working for the New York World in 1892, first as the paper's Hawaiian correspondent and then as the editor of the World's tri-weekly magazine. Due to a lack of suitable stories, he began writing children's stories for the magazine.
- ISBN10 3734068363
- ISBN13 9783734068362
- Publish Date 25 September 2019 (first published 12 December 1976)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Outlook Verlag
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 214
- Language English