Biography

Excerpt from Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography: "Francis C., author, b. in Colchester, Conn., in 1812: d. at sea, 5 June, 1859, was. a printer by trade, and afterward preached, but withdrew from the ministry on account of failing health. He then devoted himself to juvenile literature, in which he was remarkably successful. He died duringIa voyage between Savannah and New York. is iiumerous publications include “Our own Fields " (New York, 1850); “ Youth‘s Book of Gems ” (1851); “Uncle Frank's Home Stories” (6 vols., 1851); “ Uncle Frank’s Picture Gallery” (2-vols., 1852); “Wonders of the Insect World” (1853); “The World as it is, or a Miniature Sketch of the Earth and its Inhabitants” (Philadelphia, 1854); “Theodore Tinker’s Stories for Litt e Folks" (12 vols., New York, 1854-’8); “ Young American's Life of Frémont " (1856) and “Uncle Frank’s Pleasant Pages for the Fireside ” (1857). He edited “ Woodworth‘s American Miscellany” (12 vols., 1853 cl seq.), and “Woodworth’s Youth’s Cabinet,” which was continued after his death (15 vols., 1854 et .seq.)."