Francis Hopkinson Smith 18381915 was an American author artist andengineer. He was a descendant of Francis Hopkinson one of the signers of theDeclaration of Ind... » 

Francis Hopkinson Smith 18381915 was an American author artist andengineer. He was a descendant of Francis Hopkinson one of the signers of theDeclaration of Independence. Smith became a contractor in New York City and didmuch work for the federal government including the foundation for the BartholdiStatue of Liberty in New York Harbor. His vacations were spent sketching in theWhite Mountains in Cuba and in Mexico. He also visited and sketched in VeniceConstantinople and the Netherlands. He illustrated and published numeroustravelogues such as WellWorn Roads 1887 A White Umbrella in Mexico 1889and The Venice of ToDay 1897. His novels and short stories are especiallyfelicitous in their portrayal of the Old South. Among them are Colonel Carterof Cartersville 1891 A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others 1895 Tom Grogan1896 The Fortunes of Oliver Horn 1902 The Under Dog 1903 and The Tidesof Barnegat 1906. «