Thomas N. Page was born in Oakland, Hanover county, Virginia, April
23, 1853. The Civil war interfered with his education, and left the
Page family in an impoverished condition. Nevertheless he, during this
period, was gathering material which resulted in the production of
those two delightful books of his, Marse Chan and Meh Lady. Later he
managed to secure a course at Washington and Lee university. At the law
school of the University of Virginia he secured his degree in a year,
and, after being admitted to the bar, practiced in Richmond from 1875
to 1893. During his leisure hours he did work which placed him on a
high eminence as lecturer and literary man. His books are many, and for
the most part have to do with the war between north and south and the
reconstruction period following its close.