Sojourners

by Philip McFarland

Explores post-Revolutionary America, Regency London, and the European continent while following the events of Washington Irving's life, incorporating quotations from his journals, analyses of his works, and portraits of such friends as Aaron Burr and John Jacob Astor

Genres: Biography

587 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Philip McFarland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where he attended public schools before entering Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating from Exeter, he majored in history at Oberlin College, served for 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy, then took a degree in English at Cambridge University. He now lives in Lexington, Massachusetts and is the father of two grown sons.