William Crosbie Hunter

Born in 1866, William Crosbie Hunter is listed by Project Gutenberg as the author of Dollars and Sense, Evening Round Up, and More Good Stuff Like Pep. His surviving books suggest a writer interested in everyday success, workplace habits, and the connection between personal conduct and prosperity.

He is often identified as Col. Wm. C. Hunter, and his work has the tone of someone drawing lessons from business life and public speaking rather than from academic theory. In Dollars and Sense, he offers practical advice for employers and employees alike, focusing on effort, judgment, self-control, and the value of useful work.

Much of Hunter's appeal today comes from that direct style. His writing belongs to the long tradition of motivational and self-improvement literature that tried to help readers become steadier, more effective, and more confident in daily life.