author
P. C. (Phineas Camp) Headley
1819–1903
A 19th-century American clergyman and prolific writer, he was known for lively biographies, religious works, and popular histories. His books ranged from biblical subjects to figures such as Napoleon, Lafayette, Mary Queen of Scots, and Civil War leaders.
2 Audiobooks
Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman
by P. C. (Phineas Camp) Headley
Half Hours in Bible Lands, Volume 2 Patriarchs, Kings, and Kingdoms
by P. C. (Phineas Camp) Headley
About the author
Born in Walton, New York, in 1819, P. C. Headley was the full name Phineas Camp Headley. Reference works and library records describe him as an American clergyman and miscellaneous writer, and they place his death in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1903.
Headley studied theology at Auburn and served in both Presbyterian and Congregational ministry. Alongside that religious work, he built a substantial writing career and became especially known for accessible narrative nonfiction that brought well-known historical figures to a broad readership.
His books include Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Women of the Bible (1850), The Hero Boy about Ulysses S. Grant, and biographies of Napoleon, the Empress Josephine, Lafayette, Louis Kossuth, and Mary Queen of Scots. Much of his work now survives in public-domain editions, which helps explain why readers still encounter his name in digital libraries and reprints today.