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Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson
1855–1932
A newspaper correspondent and travel writer, he turned firsthand reporting into vivid books about Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and other places shaped by American expansion at the turn of the 20th century. He also wrote warmly illustrated books on old New England houses and doorways.
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Cuba, Old and New
by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson
About the author
Albert G. Robinson was an American author and newspaper correspondent born in 1855 and died in 1932. Library of Congress records and other library catalogs identify him as the author of books including The Porto Rico of to-day (1899), Cuba, Old and New (1915), and Old New England Houses (1920).
His work often grew out of on-the-ground observation. In the prefatory note to The Porto Rico of to-day, the book is described as being based on letters he supplied to the Evening Post of New York during 1898, which helps explain the direct, reportorial feel of his writing.
Robinson seems to have moved easily between journalism, travel writing, and historical or architectural subjects. Alongside books on Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, later catalogs credit him with richly illustrated studies of early New England homes and doorways, suggesting a writer with a strong eye for place as well as history.