Edward Eggleston
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About
An American fiction writer and historian, he is known for such novels as The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1871), The End of the World (1872), and Roxy (1878). His young adult historical fiction works include Pocahontas and Powhatan (1879) and Montezuma (1880).
Before Fame
He was frequently ill as a child and was often unable to attend school; therefore, he received much of his early education from his father.
Trivia
He became a Methodist minister in 1856.
Family Life
He was born in Indiana to Joseph Cary Eggleston and Mary Jane Craig.
Associated With
He and Thomas Welch were both Methodist ministers.
