Baldwin was primarily self-educated and became interested in the teaching of children. He taught at Indiana local schools beginning in 1865 and in 1870 founded a high school in Noblesville, Indiana. n 1873, he founded and helped to organize, a public school system in Huntington. In 1882, he published his first book, The Story of Siegfried, aimed at children and young adults, which would become his primary focus over the ensuing years. In 1883, he became the superintendent of the Rushville Public Schools. In 1887, he joined the publishing house Harper & Brothers, subsequently becoming assistant editor of Harper's Periodicals in 1890 and, after Harper's had been purchased by the American Book Company, continued as an editor until his retirement in 1924, ultimately becoming editor-in-chief of the company. His other works include The Story of Roland (1883), The Book Lover (1884), Old Greek Stories (1895), The Story of Benjamin Franklin for Young Readers (1896), The Baldwin Readers (1897), Four Great Americans (1897), A Story of the Golden Age (1902), Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children (1905)and Fifty Famous People (1912). |
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