About the Author
Samuel Harden Church (1858–1943) grew up in Pittsburgh, and began his career as a stockboy with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company—eventually becoming vice president of the western lines. A trustee of the Carnegie Institute, his writings include A Short History of Pittsburgh, The American Verdict on the War, Penruddock of the White Lambs, and his famous Beowulf: A Poem—a modernization of the epic.
