Motivational writer FRANKLYN HOBBS (b. 1870), in this hard-to-find 1909
work, invites the reader to put his life on trial before a "jury" of
twelve great men, to ask oneself to compare his goals and
accomplishments with theirs, to discover if one is satisfied that one
has done everything one can to leave the world a better place. The jury
includes: . Benjamin Franklin . William Penn . Thomas Jefferson . John
Wanamaker . Phineas Taylor Barnum . Peter Cooper . Abraham Lincoln .
Horace Greeley . Philip Danforth Armour . Russell Sage . George William
Childs . Cyrus Hall McCormick In twelve pithy chapters, Hobbs highlights
the deeds and wisdom of each member of the jury, the men against whom
anyone who desires success and happiness should measure himself.