author
L. P. (Linus Pierpont) Brockett
1820–1893
A physician turned publisher turned full-time writer, this industrious 19th-century author wrote widely on the Civil War, national history, education, and religion. His books aimed at a broad public and often gathered huge amounts of material into lively, accessible narratives.
1 Audiobook
Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
by L. P. (Linus Pierpont) Brockett, Mary C. Vaughan
About the author
Born in Connecticut in 1820, Brockett studied at Brown University and earned a medical degree from Yale in 1843. After practicing medicine, he moved into the publishing business in Hartford before devoting himself mainly to writing from the late 1850s onward.
He became known as a prolific historical and miscellaneous writer, especially for large, energetic books on American public life and conflict. Among the works associated with him today are Men of Our Day and Woman's Work in the Civil War, along with many other volumes on war, biography, education, and national progress.
Brockett died in Brooklyn in 1893. His career shows the range of a 19th-century man of letters: trained as a doctor, active in publishing, and remembered chiefly for ambitious nonfiction written for general readers.