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Jacob Abbott

Born

in Hallowell, Maine, The United States

November 13, 1803

Died

October 31, 1874

Website

http://www.jacobabbott.com

Genre

Children's Books, History, Biographies & Memoirs

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Abbott was born at Hallowell, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820; studied at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821, 1822, and 1824; was tutor in 1824-1825, and 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.

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	Alexander the Great 3.63 avg rating — 1,398 ratings — published 1849 — 446 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Julius Caesar 3.81 avg rating — 743 ratings — published 1849 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Genghis Khan (Makers of History, #21) 3.61 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 1860 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Queen of Scots 3.59 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 1848 — 211 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Elizabeth 3.61 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1849 — 248 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannibal 3.66 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1849 — 330 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of William the Conqueror (Makers of History, #6) 3.71 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 1849 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Makers of History: Nero: Makers of History by Jacob Abbott, Ben House (Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 140 — 242 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Alfred of England (Makers of History, #9) 3.46 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1849 — 256 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyrus the Great 3.65 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1850 — 262 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Queen Mary was very beautiful, but she was very unfortunate and unhappy.”
― Jacob Abbott, Mary Queen of Scots

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“Wherever we are posted, there we stand, come life or death, to the end.”
― Jacob abbott, Xerxes

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“Sensuality begins sometimes with kindness, but it ends always in the most reckless and intolerable cruelty.”
― Jacob Abbott, History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt

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