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John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
1805–1877
A 19th-century American writer and pastor, he became widely known for lively popular histories and biographies that brought figures like Napoleon and Louis XIV to a broad audience. His books mixed storytelling, moral purpose, and a strong gift for making the past feel immediate.
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Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Madame Roland, Makers of History
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The History of Christianity
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Napoleon Bonaparte
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Columbus: De ontdekker van Amerika
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Hernando Cortez
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Benjamin Franklin
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Louis XIV.
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
King Philip
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Commonly Called Paul Jones
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Louis Philippe
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The French Revolution of 1789, as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Joseph Bonaparte
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Child at Home: The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Hortense
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Index for the Project Gutenberg Series "American Pioneers and Patriots"
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
George Washington; or, Life in America One Hundred Years Ago.
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Maria Antoinette
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Henry IV, Makers of History
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Josephine
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit Carson
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain
by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
About the author
Born in Brunswick, Maine, in 1805, John Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American minister, editor, and prolific author. He studied at Bowdoin College and later at Andover Theological Seminary, and for a time served as a Congregational pastor before turning more fully to writing.
Abbott wrote a large number of historical works, biographies, and religious books for general readers. He is especially remembered for his popular lives of major European rulers and military leaders, including Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III, Louis XIV, and Marie Antoinette, as well as for writing accessible history in a warm, dramatic style.
He was also the brother of writer Jacob Abbott, and together they belonged to a family deeply involved in 19th-century American religious and literary life. Abbott died in 1877, leaving behind a body of work that helped shape how many ordinary readers encountered history in his era.