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James Otis Kaler (March 19, 1848 — December 11, 1912) was an American journalist and author of children’s literature. He wrote under the name James Otis . Life and career. Kaler was born on March 19, 1848, in Winterport, Maine.
James Otis Kaler, born in Winterport, wrote adventure and patriotic biographies that had great appeal for his boy readers. He wrote more than 150 children's books, many of which were in series and intended for classroom use. He used two pseudonyms, James Otis for most of his books, and Amy Prentice for books written for young readers.
Writer: Circus Days. James Otis Kaler was born on 19 March 1848 in Winterport, Maine, USA. James Otis was a writer, known for Circus Days (1923), Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). James Otis was married to Amy L. Scamman.
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The James Otis Kaler Collection. James Otis Kaler (March 19, 1848 – December 1, 1912) authored more than 160 books during his 65 years. A native of Winterport, Maine, James was the son of Otis and Maria Thompson Kaler. In 1861, at the age of 13, James Otis Kaler went to Boston and eventually obtained a job as reporter with the Boston Journal.
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James Otis Kaler was a journalist who in 1902 became superintendent of South Portland schools. In 1880-1881, he serialized the story of Toby Tyler in Harper's Young People Magazine. It was a literary success. Subsequently, Kaler (under the pseudonym James Otis) wrote over 175 children's books. View/Add Comments
James Otis Kaler was an American journalist and author of children’s literature, primarily in the boys' adventure genre. The vast majority of his works were published under the name James Otis, but he also wrote as Amy Prentice, Harry Prentice, and Lt. James K. Orton.
Overview. James Otis Kaler. (1848—1912) Quick Reference. (1848–1912), Maine author of stories for boys, of which the best known was Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus (1881). He wrote under the pseudonym James Otis. His ... From: Kaler, James Otis in The Oxford Companion to American Literature » Subjects: Literature.
