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John S.C. Abbott

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born

September 19, 1805 in Brunswick, Maine, The United States

died

June 17, 1877

genre

Children's Books, History, Biographies & Memoirs

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott, an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.

Owing to the success of a little work, The Mother at Home, he devoted himself, from 1844 onwards, to literature. He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855), in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863–1866), and The History of Freder...more

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Average rating: 3.48 · 92 ratings · 14 reviews · 58 distinct works

	Scimitar 3.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Mother at Home 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	My rating:
	David Crockett 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1874 — 48 editions	My rating:
	Daniel Boone 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1872 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Madame Roland 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1850 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Napoleon Bonaparte 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1855 — 22 editions	My rating:
	History of Maria Antoinette: Makers of History 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1849 — 20 editions	My rating:
	King Philip 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 18 editions	My rating:
	Hernando Cortez 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1855 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Child at Home: Living to Please God and Your Parents 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1833 — 24 editions	My rating: