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1. James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, #451, D. Appleton & Company, NY: 1889. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Appleton's Cyclop©Œdia of American Biography.
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2. James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, #451, D. Appleton & Company, NY: 1889. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Appleton's Cyclop©Œdia of American Biography.
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3. James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, #451, D. Appleton & Company, NY: 1889. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Appleton's Cyclop©Œdia of American Biography.
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4. James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, #451, D. Appleton & Company, NY: 1889. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Appleton's Cyclop©Œdia of American Biography.
He inherited from his mother a fondness for outdoor life.In 1838 he went to Texas and was for several years connected with the Texas rangers, with whom he saw much wild and adventurous life. He returned to Kentucky, studied then relinquished both medicine and theology (Princeton seminary) and went to New York to devote himself to a literary career. In 1849, he organized an expedition to Colorado, which failed when his horses were seized by Comanche Indians, and this led to his efforts to form a camel company, for which he obtained a charter from the Legislature.
For two years he edited the American Review, later called the American Whig Review. There, too, he renewed his friendship with John James Audubon whose enthusiasm for American wildlife and nature study was to become one of the leading influences on Webber's writing career.
In the winter of 1855-6 he left NY to join William Walker, who was endeavoring to maintain himself in Central America. (NOTE: This is the same William Walker who was a filibuster in Mexico with Joseph Clayton Morehead, his stepmotherâ„¢s nephew). He took part with Walkerâ„¢s forces in the battle of Rivas and died in the engagement.
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