Mary Erskine (Esprios Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798210363671)

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. He was born in Hallowell, Maine. He attended the Hallowell Academy. From 1825 to 1829 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829-1833; was pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded), at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834-1835; and was, with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843-1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845-1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City.

Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN-13: 9798210363671
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2026
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d