Famous Americans of Recent Times

Name: Famous Americans of Recent Times
Author: James Parton

by James Parton

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-06-29

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

United States -- Biography E300

About the author

James Parton

1822–1891

An early master of popular biography, he brought major American figures to life for a wide readership in the 19th century. His books on Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, and Voltaire helped shape how many readers understood history and character.

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