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Jacob Abbott

From 1825 to 1829 Abbott was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829–1833; was pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded), at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834–1835; and was, with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843–1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845–1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City.

He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. He wrote 180 books and was a coauthor or editor of 31 more. He died in Farmington, Maine, where he had spent part of his time after 1839, and where his brother, Samuel Phillips Abbott, founded the Abbott School. [Wikipedia]

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American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

Born 1803
Died 1879

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  • Cover of: Parental duties in the promotion of early piety: also, some golden rules of life.

    First published in 1836 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1849 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Alexandre the Great

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  • Cover of: The Mount Vernon Arithmetic: Pt.I.

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1868 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The southern colonies

    First published in 1860 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Mount Vernon reader: a course of reading lessons, selected with reference to their moral influence on the hearts and lives of the young, designed for middle classes

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1852 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The history of Alfred the Great

    First published in 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: History of King Charles the First of England

    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

Born 1803
Died 1879

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Conduct of life, Children, Children's stories, History, Early works to 1800, Country life, Description and travel, Biography, Cousins, Boys, Education, Kings and rulers, Brothers and sisters, Christian life, Children's stories, American, Voyages and travels, Religious life, Responsibility, Farm life, Thought and thinking, Travel, Fiction, Youth

Places

Great Britain, Rome, United States, Scotland, Iran, Carthage (Extinct city), England, Erie Canal (N.Y.), Europe, France, Italy, Maine, New York (State), Springfield (Mass.), Tunisia, Vermont, London (England), Netherlands, New York, New York (N.Y.), Rome (Italy), Switzerland, Alps, Atlantic Ocean, Boston (Mass.)

People

Charles I King of England (1600-1649), Hannibal (247 B.C.-182 B.C), Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (-530 B.C. or 529 B.C), Josephine Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1763-1814), William I King of England (1027 or 1028-1087), Alfred King of England (849-899), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C), Cyrus King of Persia (d. 529 B.C), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), Jacob Abbott (1803-1879), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Nero Emperor of Rome (37-68), Pyrrhus King of Epirus (318 B.C.-272 B.C), Romulus King of Rome, Xerxes I King of Persia (519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C. [from old catalog]), Alfred The Great, King of England (849-890), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Charles II King of England, Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Charles II King of Great Britain (1630-1685), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (69 - 30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C)

Time

19th century, Charles I, 1625-1649, Republic, 265-30 B.C., To 640, Alfred, 871-899, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Nero, 54-68, To 510 B.C., William I, 1066-1087, 06-05. század (Kr. e.), 1774-1793 (Louis XVI), 17th century, 265-30 av. J.-C. (République), 332-30 B.C., Charles II, 1660-1685, Conquest, 1519-1540, Henry VI, 1422-1461, Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C., Mary Stuart, 1542-1567, Mary Stuart, 1542-1587, Medieval period, 1066-1485, Opium War, 1840-1842, Peter I, 1689-1725, Republic, 265 B.C.-30 B.C.

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December 22, 2022 Edited by mheiman Added photo and bio
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