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Oliver Optic

Oliver Optic was a pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

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American academic, author and politician (1822-1897)

Born July 30, 1822
Died March 27, 1897

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American academic, author and politician (1822-1897)

Born July 30, 1822
Died March 27, 1897
Subjects
Juvenile fiction, History, Conduct of life, Description and travel, Boats and boating, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Seafaring life, Early works to 1800, Children, Boys, Youth, Children's stories, Juvenile literature, Christian life, Steamboats, Sailors, Soldiers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Orphans, Students, Theft, Young men, Sailing, Boatbuilding
Places
United States, Italy, England, Wales, France, Ohio, Rhine River Valley, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Minnesota, Mississippi River, New England, New York (State), Prussia (Germany), Russia, Scotland, Turkey
People
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Generals
Time
Civil War, 1861-1865, War of 1859, 1858-, 19th century

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Alternative names

  • William Taylor Adams
  • Warren T. Ashton
  • Oliver Optic
  • William T. Adams
  • Oliver 1822-1897 Optic
  • Oliver Oliver Optic
  • Oliver Optic Optic
  • William T. Adams (Oliver Optic)

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December 27, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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June 5, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar author bio
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import