William Osborn Stoddard (Jr) (1835-1925) was an American author. His works include: Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy (1881), The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story (1882), The Lives of the Presidents (1886), Crowded Out O" Crofield; or, The Boy Who Made His Way (1890), Inside the White House in War Times (1890), Little Smoke: A Tale of the Sioux (1891), Ahead of the Army (1903) and Captain Of The Cat"s Paw (1914).