Albert Bigelow Paine

The Car That Went Abroad Albert Bigelow Paine

This early works was originally published in 1921. PREFACE: The chapters that follow tell the story of a small family who went gypsying through that golden age before the war when the tree lined highways... Walter Hale(1869 - 1917), Walter Hale was active/lived in Louisiana, Illinois France. Walter Hale is known for illustration, etching, landscape painting. Biography-Walter Hale Born in Chicago, Walter Hale was an illustrator and actor in New Orleans from 1897 to 1911 and also an actor. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Art and spent much of his time in Paris. He died during World War in France.... Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 - April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humor, and verse. Biography--Paine's house in Xenia. Paine was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and was moved to Bentonsport, Iowa when one year old. From early childhood until early adulthood, Paine lived in the village of Xenia in southern Illinois; here he received his schooling. His home in Xenia is still standing. At the age of twenty, he moved to St. Louis, where he trained as a photographer, and became a dealer in photographic supplies in Fort Scott, Kansas. Paine sold out in 1895 to become a full-time writer, moving to New York. He spent most of his life in Europe, including France where he wrote two books about Joan of Arc. This work was so well received in France that he was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Legion d'honneur by the French government.