The American Cyclopedia, Vol. 10

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Excerpt from The American Cyclopedia, Vol. 10: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Kinglet, MagnetKirk, John Foster, an American author, born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1824. He was educated in Nova Scotia, and took up his residence in the United States about 1842. In 1847 he became secretary to William H. Pres cott, whom he continued to assist until the historian's death in 1859. In 1863 he publish ed in London and Philadelphia the first two volumes of his History of Charles the Bold, the third and concluding volume appearing in 1868. He has contributed several historical and other articles to leading periodicals, and since 1871 has been editor of Lippincott's Maga zine in Philadelphia. He has prepared a new edition of Prescott's works, embodying emen dations left by the author, with original notes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.