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M. F. (Moses Foster) Sweetser
1848–1897
Best known for lively 19th-century travel handbooks, this New England writer turned places like the White Mountains, Maine, and Boston Harbor into vivid destinations on the page. He also wrote artist biographies, blending practical guidance with a clear love of history and landscape.
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Dürer Artist-Biographies
by M. F. (Moses Foster) Sweetser
About the author
Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in September 1848, Moses Foster Sweetser was an American author remembered for travel guidebooks and biographical writing. He wrote about well-known destinations across New England and beyond, helping readers explore scenic regions, historic sites, and major cities in an era when printed handbooks were an essential companion for travelers.
His books included guides to the White Mountains, Maine, Massachusetts, Boston Harbor, the Maritime Provinces, and the United States as a whole. He also published artist biographies, showing a range that reached from practical travel writing to cultural and historical subjects.
Sweetser died in 1897, but his work still offers a window into how 19th-century Americans saw travel, art, and regional identity. For listeners interested in older guidebooks and richly detailed nonfiction, his writing captures both the curiosity and the confidence of its time.