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Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell
1845–1894
A Boston lawyer turned historian, he wrote lively, deeply researched books on the American Revolution and eighteenth-century Europe. His work is still remembered for making complex history readable and vivid.
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The Eve of the French Revolution
by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell
Die Hessen und die andern deutschen Hilfstruppen im Kriege gross-britanniens gegen Amerika, 1776-1783
by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell
About the author
Born in Boston on October 18, 1845, he graduated from Harvard College in 1867 and later studied and traveled in Europe before being admitted to the Suffolk County bar in 1872. Although trained as a lawyer, he soon became better known for historical writing than for legal practice.
He wrote several major works, including The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, The Eve of the French Revolution, and The Government of England. He also contributed to magazines, and his books were noted for careful research and a clear, engaging style.
Lowell died on May 11, 1894, in Boston. Though his life was relatively short, he left behind a body of historical writing that continued to interest readers looking for thoughtful accounts of revolutionary-era Europe and America.