Goodrich

Goodrich, Samuel Griswold (1793-1860), an. American writer, best known by his pen-name, "Peter Parley," was born at Ridgefield, Connecticut. His most popular works were children's books, of which he published a great number. Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales appeared in a Boston annual edited by him. Goodrich's Recollections of a Lifetime appeared in 1857.