Author : Maturin M. Ballou
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530464470
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Biography of REV. Hosea Ballou (1852) by Maturin M. Ballou by : Maturin M. Ballou
Download or read book Biography of REV. Hosea Ballou (1852) by Maturin M. Ballou written by Maturin M. Ballou and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maturin Murray Ballou (April 14, 1820 - March 27, 1895) was a writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded Gleason's Pictorial, was the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe, and wrote numerous travel books and works of popular fiction.Ballou was born in Boston in 1820, to parents Hosea Ballou and Ruth Washburn. He attended The English High School, and although he passed the entrance exam for Harvard College, he did not attend. He married Mary Anne Roberts on Sept. 15, 1839; children included Murray Roberts Ballou (b. 1840)