1922. Bacheller, an American novelist whose works were chiefly concerned with early American life, founded the first newspaper syndicate in the United States. The Foreword reads: Much of the color of the love-tale of Jack and Margaret, which is part of the greater love-story of man and liberty, is derived from old letters, diaries, and newspaper clippings in the possession of a well-known American family. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty or faded.