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Frank C. (Frank Channing) Haddock
1853–1915
A New Thought writer who turned ideas about willpower, self-mastery, and success into practical, motivational books for early 20th-century readers. His work helped shape the language of classic self-help long before the genre became mainstream.
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Mastery of Self for Wealth, Power, Success
by Frank C. (Frank Channing) Haddock
About the author
Born in Watertown, New York, in 1853, Frank Channing Haddock was an American author and lecturer associated with the New Thought movement. He studied at Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin, and was trained for the Methodist ministry before moving into law and, eventually, full-time writing.
He is best remembered for The Power-Book Library, a multi-volume series centered on willpower, personal development, and achievement. His books aimed to turn big ideas about mind, character, and success into everyday practice, which helped make him a recognizable name in early self-help literature.
Haddock died in 1915 in Meriden, Connecticut. Though not as widely known now as some later motivational writers, his work sits near the roots of modern success and self-improvement writing.