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Charles Brockden Brown (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.
Benjamin Franklin (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.
1771 AD (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.
February 22nd, 1810 AD (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.
1810 AD (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.
January 17th, 1771 AD (search for this): entry brown-charles-brockden
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 Author; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1771: studied law, but abandoned it for literature. In addition to novels and works of literature he published An address to Franklin: an address to Congress on foreign commerce. He was the first American author who made literature his profession. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1810.