Jay Williams

THOMAS BELL who wrote THE MAN WHO MADE GOOD IN AMERICA was born in 1903 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, the son of an immigrant steel worker. His mother, although born in the United States, was also of Slovak ancestry. His education did not go beyond the first year of high school. At fifteen, he...

SIR PHILBERT FITZHUGH was not very brave. This wouldn't have mattered if he had been a mailman or a mason or a mouse-catcher, but he was a knight. Other knights went riding out to slay dragons or rescue princesses, but Sir Philbert stayed comfortably at home taking care of his health. In the summer...

THOMAS BELL who wrote THE MAN WHO MADE GOOD IN AMERICA was born in 1903 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, the son of an immigrant steel worker. His mother, although born in the United States, was also of Slovak ancestry. His education did not go beyond the first year of high school. At fifteen, he...