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J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean
1848–1939
A Universalist minister turned historian, he wrote widely on the Shakers, Native earthworks, frontier settlement, and Scottish clan history. His books reflect a restless curiosity that moved from Ohio archaeology to the history of the MacLeans of Mull.
2 Audiobooks
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man
by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean
About the author
Born on March 12, 1848, John Patterson MacLean was an American Universalist minister, archaeologist, and historian. He became especially known for his research into the Shakers and for historical writing rooted in Ohio and the wider American frontier.
His work ranged across several fields. He wrote about the mound builders and local archaeology in Ohio, explored the lives and records of Shaker communities, and published studies of early settlement in the Ohio Valley. He also had a deep interest in his Scottish ancestry, producing books on Clan MacLean and the Island of Mull.
MacLean died on August 12, 1939. Today he is remembered as a prolific late-19th- and early-20th-century writer whose books preserve regional history, religious history, and family tradition in equal measure.