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Theodore Foster
A statesman from the early United States, he is remembered less for novels than for public service, private diaries, and the lively record he left of political and social life in the young republic.
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Practical Phrenology Simplified
by Theodore Foster
About the author
Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, in 1752, Theodore Foster studied at Rhode Island College, now Brown University, then trained in law and settled in Providence. He became an important figure in Rhode Island public life during and after the Revolutionary era.
Foster went on to serve as one of Rhode Island’s first two U.S. senators, holding office from 1790 to 1803. Historical sources also note the value of his surviving papers and diaries, which give readers a vivid window into politics, society, and daily life in the early republic.
Although he is sometimes searched as if he were a literary author, the reliable sources found here identify him primarily as a lawyer, politician, and diarist rather than a novelist. That makes him especially interesting to readers who enjoy firsthand voices from American history.