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Frederick Trevor Hill
1866–1930
A lawyer turned popular historian, he wrote lively books that brought American figures like Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee to a wide audience. His work blends storytelling with a strong interest in law, politics, and public life.
2 Audiobooks
On the Trail of Grant and Lee
by Frederick Trevor Hill
The Case and Exceptions: Stories of Counsel and Clients
by Frederick Trevor Hill
About the author
Born in 1866, Frederick Trevor Hill was an American lawyer and writer whose books often focused on history, biography, and the legal side of public life. Records from library and archival sources identify him as both a lawyer and an author, and his published work shows a clear interest in making major American stories readable for general audiences.
Hill wrote books including Lincoln, the Lawyer, On the Trail of Grant and Lee, and The Story of a Street, a narrative history of Wall Street. He also contributed articles to magazines such as The Atlantic, showing that he worked across both books and periodicals.
He died in 1930. Today he is remembered mainly for his accessible historical writing, especially works that connect famous American lives with the institutions, conflicts, and courtroom battles that shaped the country.