B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

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B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

1809–1840

A precocious New England writer who finished Bowdoin at just 16, he turned from law to literature and history, producing lively biographical works before his early death at 30.

2 Audiobooks

Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

by B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

by B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

About the author

Born in Warren, Maine, in 1809, Benjamin Bussey Thatcher was the son of Samuel Thatcher and entered Bowdoin College at an unusually young age. He graduated in 1826, studied law in Boston, and was admitted to the bar, though accounts of his life agree that literature and historical writing became his real focus.

Thatcher is best remembered for works such as Indian Biography and Traits of the Tea Party. His writing centered on biography, history, and notable figures from early America, and he also contributed to periodicals and journals of his time. Even in a short life, he built a reputation as an energetic author with a strong interest in American subjects.

He died in Boston in 1840. Some later reference works appear to conflict on exact details such as his age at death, so the clearest confirmed outline is that he was an American author and lawyer from Maine whose main legacy rests on his historical and biographical books.