According to Wikipedia: "William Taylor Adams (July 30, 1822 – March 27, 1897) was a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator. He was born in Medway, Massachusetts in 1822 to Captain Laban Adams and Catherine Johnson Adams. He became a teacher in the Boston, Massachusetts public schools in 1845, and remained in that capacity through 1865. In 1846, he married Sarah Jenkins, with whom he had two children. He served as a member of the School Board of Dorchester, Massachusetts, for 14 years. In 1869, he became a member of the Massachusetts General Court. He died in Dorchester in 1897. He wrote many books of fiction for boys under the pseudonym "Oliver Optic", including: Hatchie, the Guardian Slave (1853), Indoors and Out (1855), and The Boat Club (1855)."
Proud and Lazy: A Story for Little Folks
Oliver Optic
bookThe Coming Wave or The Hidden Treasure of High Rock
Oliver Optic
bookFighting for the Right
Oliver Optic
bookThe Blue and the Gray Army Series: Brother Against Brother, Volume 1 of 6
Oliver Optic
bookDown the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
Oliver Optic
bookAcross India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
Oliver Optic
bookThe Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder
Oliver Optic
bookNorthern Lands - Young America in Russia and Prussia
Oliver Optic
bookDesk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
Oliver Optic
bookOur Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant
Oliver Optic
bookPlane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic
Oliver Optic
bookThe Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks
Oliver Optic
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