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Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse
1840–1937
A Boston lawyer turned historian and biographer, he became one of the best-known interpreters of American political lives in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is especially remembered for writing on figures such as Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Abraham Lincoln.
4 Audiobooks
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I
by Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse
Abraham Lincoln, Volume II
by Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse
John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series
by Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse
Benjamin Franklin
by Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse
About the author
Born in Boston on January 9, 1840, John Torrey Morse Jr. built an unusually wide career as a lawyer, editor, politician, and man of letters. Reliable biographical sources describe him as an American historian, attorney, and politician, and records from the Massachusetts Historical Society note that his papers reflect his long work as an editor and author as well as his connections with prominent writers, scholars, and public figures.
Much of his lasting reputation comes from biography and history. He edited the American Statesmen series and wrote major studies of leading American figures, including Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln. His writing helped shape how many general readers encountered the lives of early American statesmen.
Morse lived a long life, dying in 1937 at the age of 97. For listeners drawn to classic political biography, his work offers a window into an older style of historical writing: learned, energetic, and deeply interested in character as well as public action.