Jacob Abbott (14 November 1803-31 October 1879), known today primarily for his juvenile works, was born and raised in Hallowell, Maine. After graduating from Bowdoin College, he taught briefly at the Portland Academy, where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
Jacob Abbott is remembered today primarily as the author of the "Rollo Books," the most popular fictional series for juveniles in nineteenth-century America. The books, published in two series--fourteen volumes from 1834 to 1842, and a ten-volume...
Jacob Abbott, teacher, minister, and author, is often unfairly dismissed as a representative of the flock of didactic writers who responded to demands from the American Sunday School Union and the American Tract Society for pious fare for young...
Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803–October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. Abbott was born at Hallowell, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820; studied at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821, 1822, and 1824; was...
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. xx, 160 pp.; US $29.95 (hardcover). ISBN 1-58456-058-4. This is a reprint of the classic 1856 edition. In its day it was the definitive guide to printing and publishing practice in mid-nineteenth century America. The seventeen...
George E. Abbott August 14, 2004 George E. Abbott, 79, of Eastham, MA, formerly of Syracuse, died August 14 at Cape Cod Hospital from complications due to pancreatic cancer. He was married to Rosemary J. Abbott for 58 years. They moved from Syracuse...
