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James Parton

1822 - 1891

Parton was born in Canterbury, England in 1822. He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was a schoolmaster in Philadelphia and then in New York. He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died on October 17, 1891.

Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books are Life of Horace Greeley (1855), Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857), Life of Andrew Jackson (1859–1860), Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (1864), Life of Thomas Jefferson (1874), and Life of Voltaire (1881). Among his other publications are General Butler in New Orleans (1863), Famous Americans of Recent Times (1867), The Peoples Book of Biography (1868); Noted Women of Europe and America (1883), and Captains of Industry (two series, 1884 and 1891), for young people. (Source.)

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  • Cover of: The life and times of Aaron Burr ...

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  • Cover of: General Butler in New Orleans: being a history of the administration of the Department of the Gulf in the year 1862: with an account of the capture of New Orleans, and a sketch of the previous career of the general, civil and military.

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  • Cover of: The life of Horace Greeley

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  • Cover of: Life and times of Benjamin Franklin.

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  • Cover of: Famous Americans of recent times

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  • Cover of: The life and times of Aaron Burr: lieutenant-colonel in the army of the revolution, United States senator, vice-president of the United States, etc

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  • Cover of: General Jackson

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  • Cover of: Life of Voltaire.

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  • Cover of: Life of John Jacob Astor: to which is appended a copy of his last will

    First published in 1865 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cihm_18845
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  • Cover of: Captains of industry ...: A book for young Americans

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  • Cover of: The life of Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune.

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  • Cover of: The humorous poetry of the English language, from Chaucer to Saxe...

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  • Cover of: Life of Thomas Jefferson: third president of the United States

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  • Cover of: Daughters of genius: a series of sketches of authors, artists, reformers, and heroines, queens, princesses, and women of society, women eccentric and peculiar, from the most recent and authentic sources

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  • Cover of: People's book of biography: or, Short lives of the most interesting persons of all ages and countries

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Subjects
Biography, History, Politics and government, Women, Personal narratives, English poetry, English wit and humor, Civilization, Industrial arts, Sewing machines, Smoking, Alcoholism, Caricature, Presidents, Sale to the United States, Temperance, Tobacco use, Adverse effects, African Americans, American Humorous poetry, American poetry, American wit and humor, Annexation to the United States, Biographies, Biography. [from old catalog]
Places
United States, New York (State), New Orleans (La.), New York (N.Y.), Chicago (Ill.), Danish West Indies, New York, Virgin Islands of the United States
People
Aaron Burr (1756-1836), Horace Greeley (1811-1872), Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Elias Howe (1819-1867), Voltaire (1694-1778), Aaron Burr (1756-1836,), Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), George William Childs (1829-1894), John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Time
Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1865, 1789-1809, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1815-1861, 1829-1837, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, To 1875

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 3, 2010 Edited by George Bio, wikipedia link, tag
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import