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W. H. Burroughs
Known today for a handful of practical and legal works from the late 19th century, this little-documented writer is best remembered for a major treatise on American taxation law and for a manual on training animals.
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About the author
Records available online identify W. H. Burroughs as William Henry Burroughs, an author associated with 19th-century reference and instructional books rather than fiction. His best-known work is A Treatise on the Law of Taxation as Imposed by the States and Their Municipalities, or Other Subdivisions, and as Exercised by the Government of the United States, first published in 1877.
He is also credited with Haney's Art of Training Animals, a very different kind of book that shows a practical, how-to side to his writing. Taken together, the surviving catalog and library listings suggest an author whose work was aimed at readers looking for detailed guidance, whether in law or in animal training.
Very little biographical information about his personal life appears to be readily confirmed in major public sources. Because of that, Burroughs is best approached through the books themselves: solid, specialized works that have lasted mainly through library collections, reprints, and digital archives.