This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: G. P. Putnam's sons in 1917 in 518 pages; Subjects: Poets, American; Statesmen; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Literary; Biography & Autobiography / Political; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry;