James Parton

Parton, James

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Parton was born in Canterbury, England in 1822. He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was a schoolmaster in Philadelphia and then in New York. He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died on October 17, 1891. Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books are Life of Horace Greeley (1855), Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857), Life of Andrew Jackson (1859–1860), Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (1864), Life of Thomas Jefferson (1874), and Life of Voltaire (1881). Among his other publications are General Butler in New Orleans (1863), Famous Americans of Recent Times (1867), The Peoples Book of Biography (1868); Noted Women of Europe and America (1883), and Captains of Industry (two series, 1884 and 1891), for young people. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Parton

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Life of John Jacob Astor
Representative edition published 1984
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Eminent women of the age
Representative edition published 1974
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Life and times of Benjamin Franklin
Representative edition published 1971
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The life of Horace Greeley
Representative edition published 1970
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Caricature and other comic art in all times and many lands
Representative edition published 1969
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The Presidency of Andrew Jackson
Representative edition published 1967
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Famous Americans of recent times
Representative edition published 1967
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Life of Thomas Jefferson
Representative edition published 1902
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The life and times of Aaron Burr
Representative edition published 1898
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Daughters of genius ...
Representative edition published 1897
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General Jackson
Representative edition published 1897
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Captains of industry
Representative edition published 1896
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Life of Voltaire
Representative edition published 1895
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Famous Americans of recent times
Representative edition published 1895
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General Butler in New Orleans
Representative edition published 1892
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Captains of industry
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The world's famous women ...
Representative edition published 1890
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Colonial pioneers
Representative edition published 1890
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Revolutionary heroes
Representative edition published 1890
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The life of Horace Greeley, editor of "the New-York tribune", from his birth to the present time
Representative edition published 1889
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Smoking and drinking
Representative edition published 1888
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The world's famous women
Representative edition published 1888
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Daughters of genius
Representative edition published 1888
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Daughters of genius
Representative edition published 1887
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