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James Otis, the Pre-Revolutionist
John Clark Ridpath · G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam · Charles K. (Charles Keyser) Edmunds
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This biography examines the life and political actions of James Otis, the Massachusetts lawyer whose opposition to British writs of assistance helped shape the arguments preceding the American Revolution. It suits readers interested in early American history and the origins of Revolutionary-era political thought.
John Clark Ridpath
John Clark Ridpath was an American educator, historian, and editor. His mother was a descendant of Samuel Matthews, a colonial governor of Virginia. Among his most notable works is a series of volumes on a history of the world, titled Cyclopedia of Universal History.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).
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