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Edward Eggleston

About the Author

Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) was an American novelist and historian.  A pioneering regionalist and realist who is most closely identified with Indiana, his best-known novels include The Hoosier School-Master (1871), The End of the World (1872), and The Circuit Rider (1874).  His most notable histories are Beginners of a Nation (1896) and Transit of Civilization from England to America (1900).