The Biographical Dictionary of America/Altsheler, Joseph Alexander

ALTSHELER, Joseph Alexander, author, was born at Three Springs, Ky., April 29, 1862; son of Joseph and Lucy C. (Snoddy) Altsheler. He was educated at the public schools, at Liberty college, Glasgow, Ky., and afterward attended Vanderbilt university one year. On leaving college he entered journalism and was connected with the editorial staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal. He went afterward to New York and became a member of the editorial staff of the New York World and a member of the Authors club. He is the author of: "The Rainbow of Gold" (1896); "The Hidden Mine" (1896); "The Sun of Saratoga" (1897); "A Knight of Philadelphia" (1897); "A Soldier of Manhattan" (1897); "A Herald of the West" (1898); "The Last Rebel" (1899); "My Captive" (1900); and "The Wilderness Road" (1901) and contributions to magazines.