Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878 · Public domain

John Stevens Cabot Abbott

American historian, pastor, and author (1805-1877)

3 pieces

Lived: 1805–1877
Born: Brunswick
Died: New Haven
Nationality: United States
Known as: writer, pastor, historian, author
Era: 19th century

Works (3)

War is the science of destruction.

War

Popular prejudice is seldom removed by argument

Wisdom

Civil war burst upon the United States, with almost the suddenness of the meteor's glare. It was, however, but like the eruption of the volcano, whose pent-up fires had, for ages, been gathering strength for the final explosion. The …

Time

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