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b. 1870
A practical early-20th-century writer, this American author is best known for hands-on guides about taxidermy and working with furs and skins. His books were written for readers who wanted clear, usable instruction rather than theory.
Albert Burton Farnham was an American nonfiction writer whose name appears on early 1900s manuals about taxidermy and fur preparation. Library of Congress records identify him as born in 1870, and his surviving books show a strong focus on practical outdoor and craft knowledge.
He is best known for Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit and Home Manufacture of Furs and Skins. Both books were published by A. R. Harding in Columbus, Ohio, and were aimed at readers who wanted to learn by doing—preparing specimens, tanning and dressing skins, and turning those skills into useful household or decorative work.
Reliable biographical details beyond his authorship are scarce in the sources I could confirm. What does come through clearly is his niche: he wrote straightforward, instruction-first books for a time when self-teaching through manuals was a major way people learned specialized trades and hobbies.