author
M. E. (Mary Elsie) Thalheimer
A 19th-century American writer and educator, she is best known for clear, school-friendly history books that introduced generations of students to ancient, English, and United States history. Her work was widely published and several of her textbooks were reprinted long after their first release.
1 Audiobook
A Manual of Ancient History
by M. E. (Mary Elsie) Thalheimer
About the author
Mary Elsie Thalheimer was an American historian, textbook writer, and hymn writer. Library and public-domain records link her name to several educational works, including A Manual of Ancient History, The Eclectic History of the United States, An Outline of General History, and A History of England, for the Use of Schools.
Her books were written in a straightforward, practical style aimed at students and classroom use. That focus helps explain why her titles continued to circulate through school editions, library catalogs, and later digital archives.
Available genealogical records identify her as having been born in 1836 in New York and dying in 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio. I wasn’t able to confirm many additional personal details from strong biographical sources, but her published work clearly shows a long career devoted to making history accessible to young readers.