Born in Three Springs, Ky., The United States April 29, 1862Died: June 05, 1919Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's BooksThis author is sometimes credited as "Joseph A. Altsheler".Joseph Alexander Altsheler was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty-one novels and (at least) fifty-one short stories. Thirty-two of his novels were part of his seven series.