William George Jordan 4114259 154355594 2007-08-29T09:58:59Z Trackter 5200148 '''William George Jordan''' ([[1864]] - [[1928]]) was an [[United States|American]] editor and [[essayist]], considered by some to be one of the greatest essayists of his time. == Biography == William was born in [[New York City]] on [[March 6]] [[1864]]. He graduated from the [[City College of New York]] and began his literary career as editor of "[[Book Chat]]" in [[1884]]. Later he became the editor of "[[Current Literature]]," from which he retired to enter the lecture field. In [[1897]] he was managing editor of "[[The Ladies Home Journal]]," after which he edited "[[The Saturday Evening Post]]." Starting in [[1899]] he was the editor and vice-president of [[Continental Publishing Co.]] [[William George Jordan]] died in [[New York City]] in [[1928]]. == Works == William wrote a number of religious and [[self help]] books in the early 1900's, the most famous being "[[The Majesty of Calmness]]". Some of his other works include: *''Mental Training'' *''The Majesty of Calmness'' *''[[The Power of Truth]]'' *''The Kingship of Self-Control'' *''The Power of Peace'' *''The Power of Purpose'' *''The Crown of Individuality'' The rights to "The Power of Truth" were purchased by [[Mormon]] prophet [[Heber J. Grant]] in the early 1930's and he republished parts of the book as a [[Christmas]] present while serving as a [[Mormon]] mission president. == External links == * {{gutenberg author| id=William+George+Jordan | name=William George Jordan}} [[Category:1864 births|Jordan, William George]] [[Category:1928 deaths|Jordan, William George]] [[ja:ウィリアム・ジョージ・ジョーダン]]