""The Boyhood and Youth of Joseph Hodges Choate"" is a biographical account of the early life of Joseph Hodges Choate, written by his sister-in-law Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate. The book chronicles Choate's childhood and adolescence, from his birth in Salem, Massachusetts in 1832 to his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1854. Through anecdotes and personal recollections, the author paints a portrait of Choate as a precocious and ambitious...