Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, to an Irish father and a mother of French and Scottish descent. A self-educated individual, he began his career as a printer's devil for a local newspaper and later worked for the 'Atlanta Constitution' as an associ...