This book contains all three volumes of, “Little Visits with Great Americans” is a 1905 motivational book by Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924). It looks at the power of the individual with reference to notable people from American history ranging from statesmen and industrial leader to musicians and writers, looking at how they attained success in an attempt to motivate and inspire readers. Dr. Orison Swett Marden was an American author of inspirational books. He wrote primarily on the subject of being successful and founded “SUCCESS” magazine in 1897. Marden's books deal with attaining a fruitful and well-rounded life, with many of his ideas being based on the New Thought movement. Contents include: “Inspirational Talks with Famous Americans”, “Invention”, “Manufacture”, “Commerce”, “Finance”, “Transportation”, “Labor”, “Public Life”, “Education and Literature”, “Art”, “Amusement”, “Philanthropy”, “Divinity”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.