William M Thayer Author & Editor

William M. Thayer (1820–1898) was a congregational pastor and author. His works include the novel The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His Learning and the nonfiction books From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin and Marvels of the New West. Steven K. Rogstad is an independent scholar. He is the author of Lincoln Among the Badgers: Rediscovering Sites Associated with Abraham and Mary Lincoln in Wisconsin and coeditor of The Many Faces of Lincoln: Selected Articles from the Lincoln Herald.