Acres of Diamonds - Russell Herman Conwell
Russell Conwell, in full Russell Herman Conwell, (born February 15, 1843, South Worthington, Massachusetts, U.S.-died December 6, 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American lawyer, author, clergyman, and educator whose lecture \Acres of Diamonds,\ which expressed his formula for success, brought him fame and wealth on the Chautauqua circuit.In 1862 Conwell began law study at Yale but left a few weeks later to raise a company for service in the American Civil War, in which he was awarded the rank..