American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 07

by J. Jay (John Jay) Smith, John F. (John Fanning) Watson

EN·~19 minutes·3 chapters

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AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CURIOSITIES

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Part 7.

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Part Seven

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American Literature

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~19 minutes (18K characters)

Release date

2004-07-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7907

Subjects

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources Autographs -- United States -- Facsimiles Z

About the authors

J. Jay (John Jay) Smith

1798–1881

A lively Philadelphia man of letters, this 19th-century librarian and editor helped shape the city’s literary and civic life. He is also remembered as a founder of Laurel Hill Cemetery, one of America’s earliest garden cemeteries.

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John F. (John Fanning) Watson

1779–1860

Best remembered for preserving the stories and everyday details of early Philadelphia, this Quaker antiquarian turned local history into something vivid and personal. His books helped save memories of the city’s streets, customs, and people that might otherwise have disappeared.

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