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Arthur May Mowry
1862–1900
Best known for lively school histories and a close study of Rhode Island’s Dorr Rebellion, this teacher-writer helped turn big historical topics into books meant for students and general readers. His work often blended clear storytelling with a strong interest in American civic life.
1 Audiobook
American Inventions and Inventors
by William A. (William Augustus) Mowry, Arthur May Mowry
About the author
Born in 1862 and dying in 1900, Arthur May Mowry was an American teacher and author from Rhode Island. Reliable catalog and archive records connect him with a group of history books for students and general readers, including First Steps in the History of England, First Steps in the History of Our Country, and American Inventions and Inventors.
He is also associated with The Dorr War; or, The Constitutional Struggle in Rhode Island, a historical study published just after his death, and with an earlier work on the constitutional controversy in Rhode Island in 1841. Taken together, these books suggest a writer who cared both about classroom learning and about the political history of his home state.
Because easily confirmed biographical details online are limited, the picture that emerges is necessarily brief: a late-19th-century educator-author whose books aimed to make history accessible, practical, and engaging for younger readers and ordinary citizens.