author
Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe) Bacon
1844–1916
A longtime Boston journalist and editor, he turned his deep knowledge of the city and New England into lively history, guidebooks, and reference works. His writing brings nineteenth-century Boston to life with the eye of a reporter and the curiosity of a local historian.
2 Audiobooks
The Boy's Hakluyt: English Voyages of Adventure and Discovery
by Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe) Bacon, Richard Hakluyt
Manual of Ship Subsidies An Historical Summary of the Systems of All Nations
by Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe) Bacon
About the author
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1844, Edwin M. Bacon became an American writer and editor best known for his work in Boston journalism. He worked for the Boston Daily Advertiser and The Boston Globe, and built a reputation as a careful observer of city life, public affairs, and local history.
Alongside his newspaper career, he wrote extensively about Boston, Massachusetts, and New England. His books include Bacon's Dictionary of Boston and other works that mix history, topography, and storytelling, making them useful both as reference books and as vivid records of the region he knew so well.
Bacon died in 1916, but his work still offers a clear window into Boston as it grew into a modern city. Readers interested in urban history, New England culture, or the texture of everyday nineteenth-century life will find in his writing a knowledgeable and engaging guide.