Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 – June 5, 1919) was an American author of popular juvenile historical fiction. Born in Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky to Joseph and Louise (n.d. Snoddy) Altsheler, he attended Liberty College in Glasgow before embarking on a career in journalism with the Louisville Courier-Journal, subsequently moving to the New York World. Altsheler's foray into li...