The National Cyclopaedia of American BiographyJ.T. White, 1899 |
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... published the year after he left col- lege , and was entitled , " The Naval War of 1812. " As a biographer he has been highly praised for his " Life of Thomas H. Benton " ( 1886 ) , and " Life of Gouverneur Morris " ( 1888 ) , in the ...
... published the year after he left col- lege , and was entitled , " The Naval War of 1812. " As a biographer he has been highly praised for his " Life of Thomas H. Benton " ( 1886 ) , and " Life of Gouverneur Morris " ( 1888 ) , in the ...
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... published a little book entitled " The Way to Happiness , " in which he advocated absten- tion from animal food , of which he never himself partook , mainly on account of his abhorrence of the taking of life . In 1866 he published " The ...
... published a little book entitled " The Way to Happiness , " in which he advocated absten- tion from animal food , of which he never himself partook , mainly on account of his abhorrence of the taking of life . In 1866 he published " The ...
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... published much matter based on original researches in natural history . While serving as corresponding secretary of the Rockland County Historical Society , he became actively interested in early American his- tory , and has published ...
... published much matter based on original researches in natural history . While serving as corresponding secretary of the Rockland County Historical Society , he became actively interested in early American his- tory , and has published ...
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... published in book form , under the titles of " The Mam- mals of Manitoba , " and " The Birds of Manitoba " and resulted in his appointment as government naturalist to Manitoba province . His illustrations for these and other papers ...
... published in book form , under the titles of " The Mam- mals of Manitoba , " and " The Birds of Manitoba " and resulted in his appointment as government naturalist to Manitoba province . His illustrations for these and other papers ...
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... published in book form . Of this work a reviewer said : " The eye that saw the cities , gardens , and temples of Japan was trained ; the hand that sketched them and wrote of them was practiced , and the mind that reviewed and weighed ...
... published in book form . Of this work a reviewer said : " The eye that saw the cities , gardens , and temples of Japan was trained ; the hand that sketched them and wrote of them was practiced , and the mind that reviewed and weighed ...
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