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Mentions the Athenaeum's refusal to consider purchasing his "large view of Niagra Falls" which was then on exhibit.
In this two-volume set, Benjamin Perley Poore shares his recollections of life in 19th century America. Volume one includes anecdotes about growing up in rural New England, his experiences as a journalist in Washington D.C., and meeting Abraham Lincoln. Volume two covers his time as a congressman and his travels throughout Europe. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
"Perley's Reminiscences" from Benjamin Perley Poore. Prominent American newspaper correspondent, editor, and author in the mid-19th century (1820-1887).
Letter, 1868 December 14, from James Hamilton Goss, to Benjamin Perley Poore giving biographical information about himself.
Letters and notes, family history, and magazine and newspaper articles relating to or by Poore, collected by Roland Sawyer and E.J. Brehaut in 1947 and pasted in a bound volume.
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Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore The public favor with which the journalistic writings of the subscriber have been received prompted the publication of these volumes. Their object is to give personal details concerning prominent men and women in social and political life at the National Metropolis since he has known it. He has especially endeavored to portray those who "in Congress assembled" have enacted the laws, and those who have interpreted and enforced the provisions under which the United States has advanced, during the past sixty years, from comparative infancy into the vigor of mature manhood, and has successfully defe...