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Smith C. Ferguson
1851–1897
A little-known nineteenth-century compiler, Smith C. Ferguson is best remembered for The Golden Gems of Life, a large collection of moral reflections, essays, poems, and practical wisdom for home readers. Published in Cincinnati, the book was created in collaboration with Emory Adams Allen and reflects the era’s interest in Christian living and self-improvement.
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The golden gems of life : or, Gathered jewels for the home circle
by Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen
About the author
Smith C. Ferguson (1851–1897) is chiefly associated with The Golden Gems of Life; Or, Gathered Jewels for the Home Circle, published by Cincinnati’s Central Publishing House in the early 1880s. The volume presents a wide-ranging collection of readings on conduct, morality, family life, and personal character.
Ferguson worked on the book with Emory Adams Allen, and the two are credited together in surviving catalog and bookseller records. Beyond this collaboration, little reliable biographical information about Ferguson has been preserved, making the book his clearest surviving contribution.
Records identify a Smith C. Ferguson who died in 1897 and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, though the available sources do not conclusively establish further details of his life.