From a Bench in Our Square: Or, an Examination and Refutation of the Principal Arguments Claimed in Support of the Final Holiness and Happiness of All Mankind: 1

Alexander Wilford Hall

ISBN 10: 1406906131 / ISBN 13: 9781406906134

Published by Hard Press, 2006

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• Title: From a Bench in Our Square: Or, an Examination and Refutation of the Principal Arguments Claimed in Support of the Final Holiness and Happiness of All Mankind: 1
• Publisher: Hard Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406906131
• ISBN 13: 9781406906134
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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About the Author

Born: January 26, 1871, Dunkirk, New York, United States Died: November 16, 1958, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States Adams was a prolific writer, who wrote fiction as well. "Night Bus", one of Adams's many magazine stories, became the basis for the film It Happened One Night. Adams's first solo novel was in 1908, Flying Death, which added to his mystery collection.[1] His best-known novel, Revelry (1926), based on the scandals of the Harding administration, was later followed by Incredible Era (1939), a biography of Harding. Among his other works are The Great American Fraud in Collier's (1905–06), The Mystery (1907), with S. E. White, Average Jones (1911), The Secret of Lonesome Cove (1912), The Health Master (1913), The Clarion (1914), The Unspeakable Perk (1916), Our Square and the People in It (1917), Success (1921), Siege (1924), The Gorgeous Hussy (1934), Maiden Effort (1937), The Harvey Girls (1942; adapted into the 1946 movie musical starring Judy Garland), Canal Town (1944), Plunder (1948), Grandfather Stories (1955), and Tenderloin (1959). The Clarion and Success are studies of modern journalism. Average Jones is a series of stories about a detective investigating fraudulent or unusual advertisements. In addition to his many books, Adams also wrote 415 short stories and articles.