William Henry Carruth was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1852. He received his early education in the public schools of Salisbury, later attending Wake Forest College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A teacher for two years, he then returned to North Carolina to study law under John W. Taylor, one of the most brilliant lawyers in the state.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and began practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, but his interests soon shifted to writing, particularly history
He wrote several books on American history before beginning his greatest work.
From 1903 until his death he lived at Ayr Hill, near Stratford-on-Avon. His works include: The Great Challenge; Child's Life of Washington; Liberty and Union; The History of the Union League of Chicago; The Early Years of the Republic; The History of Our National Capital; The Constitutional History of the United States; California; A Year on a South Sea Whaler; A Year on a Mexican Farm; A Year on a Cape Cod Fishing Vessel; A Year on a Florida Fishing Vessel; The Story of My Work for fifty years; etc.
Some call it Evolution And others call it God.W. H. Carruth
A picket frozen on duty - A mother starved for her brood - Socrates drinking the hemlock And Jesus on the rood And millions who humble and nameless The straight hard pathway trod - Some call it Consecration And others call it God.W. H. Carruth
