As a Midwesterner, Wattles was associated with the Chicago-based school of New Thought that centered around the teachings of Emma Curtis Hopkins, but his primary publisher was Massachusetts-based Elizabeth Towne.
As a Midwesterner, Wattles was associated with the Chicago-based school of New Thought that centered around the teachings of Emma Curtis Hopkins. He gave "Sunday night lectures" in Indiana, but his primary publisher was Massachusetts-based Elizabeth Towne.