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Benjamin Perley Poore
1820–1887
A lively 19th-century journalist and historian, he wrote with the speed of a newspaperman and the curiosity of an archivist. His work carries readers from Washington politics to European history, often with an eyewitness sense of the age.
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Perley's reminiscences of sixty years in the national metropolis, v. 1-2
by Benjamin Perley Poore
About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1820, Benjamin Perley Poore grew up around printing and newspapers and began editing work while still young. He later spent several years in Europe, where he served with the American legation in Brussels and gathered historical material from French archives for Massachusetts.
Back in the United States, he became a well-known Washington correspondent, especially through his long association with the Boston Journal. He was widely read in his day for his reporting on national politics and public life, and he also wrote and edited books on history, government, and biography.
Poore's writing blends reporting, research, and strong personal observation, which makes it especially vivid for modern readers interested in 19th-century America. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1887, leaving behind a large body of journalistic and historical work.