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John Fiske was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 30, 1842. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1865, he opened a law practice in Boston but soon turned to writing. His career as an author began in 1861, with an article on "Mr. Buckle's Fallacies," published in the National Quarterly visa mer Review. Since that time he had been a frequent contributor to American and British periodicals. Early in his career Fiske also achieved popularity as a lecturer on history and in his later life was occupied mostly with that field. In 1869 to 1871 he was University lecturer on philosophy at Harvard, in 1870 an instructor in history there, and in 1872 to 1879, assistant librarian. On resigning as librarian in 1879, he was elected as a member of the board of overseers, and at the end of the six year term, was reelected in 1885. Since 1881 he had lectured annually on American history at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and since 1884 had held a professorship of American history there. He lectured on American history at University College, London, in 1879, and at the Royal institution of Great Britain in 1880. A large part of his life had been devoted to the study of history; but at an early age, inquiries into the nature of human evolution led him to carefully study the doctrine of evolution, and it was of this popularization of European evolutionary theory that the public first knew him. Fiske's historical writings include The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789, The Beginnings of New England, The American Revolution, The Discovery of America, Old Virginia and Her Neighbors, Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America, The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War, and New France and New England. John Fiske died in 1901. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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The American Revolution (1891) 59 exemplar
New France and New England (1902) 42 exemplar
The War of Independence (1894) 38 exemplar
The Destiny of Man (1884) 20 exemplar
Through nature to God (1899) 19 exemplar
Life everlasting (1901) 14 exemplar
Excursions of an Evolutionist (1895) 12 exemplar
Witchcraft in Salem Village (1902) 10 exemplar
Darwinism and other essays (2015) 9 exemplar
Tobacco and Alcohol (2009) 4 exemplar
The Meaning of Infancy (1901) 4 exemplar
The Library Book (2006) 2 exemplar
Nathan the Wise (2005) 1 exemplar

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$21. Small Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.
 
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First Edition, Excellent Condition. $30 on ABE
 
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susangeib | 1 annan recension | Oct 29, 2022 |
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition from 1900. A very good copy with owner bookplate. Maps with Union and Confederate positions in color
 
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susangeib | 1 annan recension | Oct 29, 2022 |
The author presents prescient views on Cosmology, applying Darwinian evolutionary theories to explain the existence of things, seen and unseen. Fiske finds "no conflict" between Religion and Science, and anticipates Whiteheadian "Process Theology". He is a gentleman of grace and Unitarian Universalist reality.
 
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