{"product_id":"f-hopkinson-smith-tom-f-hopkinson-smith-9781839671159","title":"F. Hopkinson Smith - Tom Grogan: The Bestseller of 1896","description":"Francis Hopkinson Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 23rd, 1838, the grandson of Francis Hopkinson, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence. \u003cp\u003eSmith was educated at the Boys' Latin School of Maryland and from there he built a very successful career as author, painter and engineer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInitially he became a contractor in New York City and worked mainly for the federal government, helping to build the stone ice-breaker at Bridgeport, Connecticut, the jetties at the mouth of the Connecticut River, the foundation for the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, and many other works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith liked to travel both within the US and abroad: to Cuba, Mexico, Venice, Constantinople, Spain and the Netherlands. On these trips he sketched and painted much of what he saw. His paintings of these times still command good prices at auctions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a writer his initial focus was on travelogues before branching out into short stories and novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it was as a novelist that he created two sensational books, each becoming the best-selling work of fiction in their year of publication: 'Tom Grogan' (1896) and 'Caleb West' (1898) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Hopkinson Smith died at the age of 76 on April 7th, 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Hopkinson Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839671157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839671159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bestseller Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"F. Hopkinson Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486158336255,"sku":"9781839671159","price":10.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34b7e6b4-e966-40b9-b3d9-c496ebf42df8.jpg?v=1778054055","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/f-hopkinson-smith-tom-f-hopkinson-smith-9781839671159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}