Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young (Esprios Classics)

by Jacob Abbott

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798210363619
Publisher:	Blurb
Publication date:	09/01/2023
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.54(d)