From Farm House to the White House

William Makepeace Thayer (1820–1898) was an American author best known for his inspirational biographies that provided models for moral and aspirational living in the 19th century. A New Englander by birth, Thayer harbored a deep reverence for the rags-to-riches stories that exemplified the American dream, a theme that is vividly captured in his biographical account 'From Farm House to the White H...