1903. American historian, bibliographer, editor, biographer and novelist, The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him is Ford's first novel. The book chronicles the rise and progress of an ideal statesman, who resists the intrigues and corruption of American politics, while fighting for honor, sympathy for all classes, and the American Ideal. The book became a bestseller, being bought out as fast as copies could be printed. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.