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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 | 18 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
John Jay Chapman, William Lloyd Garrison | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bryant , William Cullen , 1794 -1878 (search)
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Gay, Sydney Howard 1814-
Historian; born in Hingham, Mass., in 1814; began the study of law, but abandoned it and connected himself with the anti-slavery movement; was editor of the Anti-slavery standard in 1844-57; managing editor of the New York Tribune for some years; and subsequently was connected with the Chicago Tribune and the New York Evening post.
He wrote a History of the United States (4 volumes), to which William Cullen Bryant furnished a preface, and also many valuable suggestions.
He died on Staten Island, N. Y., June 25, 1888.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson , Rossiter 1840 - (search)
Johnson, Rossiter 1840-
Author and editor; born in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1840; graduated at the University of Rochester in 1863.
In 1864-68 he was an associate editor of the Rochester Democrat; in 1869-72 was editor of the Concord (N. H.) Statesman; and in 1873-77 was an associate editor of the American Cyclopaedia.
In 1879-80 he assisted Sydney Howard Gay in preparing the last two volumes of the Bryant and Gay History of the United States.
Since 1883 he has been the sole editor of Appleton's annual Cyclopaedia.
He edited The authorized history of the world's Columbian Exposition (4 vols., 1898) ; and The world's Great books (1898-1901). He is also an associate editor of the Standard dictionary. His original books are A history of the War between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-15; A history of the French War, ending in the conquest of Canada; A history of the War of secession (1888; enlarged and illustrated, under the title Camp-fire and battle-field, 1894);