John Stewart Bowman was an American author and librettist. He received a B.A. in English literature from Harvard University and attended Trinity College, Cambridge University, and the University of Munich. Bowman worked as an editor for more than 40 years and as a freelance writer for almost as long.
This book was beyond awesome. Researching both James and Asa Farnham who lived in New Lebanon NY made the wonderful photos here much more interesting to me. They are both buried in the Shaker Cemetery #1 in New Lebanon NY. James (1783-1857) was listed as a chairmaker here in 1850.