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| − | '''Richard Frothingham Jr.''' was a [[historian]] who served in the [[Massachusetts]] House of Representatives, and later as Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts. | + | '''Richard Frothingham Jr.''' (January 31, 1812 – January 29, 1880) was a [[historian]] and journalist who served in the [[Massachusetts]] House of Representatives, and later as Mayor of Charlestown from 1851 to 1853.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Document/KeYXMIDVDFgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA355 Documents of the City of Boston], 1890</ref> He was editor of the Boston Post,<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Historic_Boston_Tea_Party_of_Decembe/MwERAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA68 The Historic Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773]</ref> and was a treasurer for the Massachusetts Historical Society.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yzMTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR50 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 1]</ref> |
His best-known work is ''The Rise of the Republic of the United States'', which highlights the "Christian idea of man" and the Christian roots of Early America and the Founding. | His best-known work is ''The Rise of the Republic of the United States'', which highlights the "Christian idea of man" and the Christian roots of Early America and the Founding. | ||
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* [https://archive.org/details/riseofrepublicof01frot ''History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States''], (1872) | * [https://archive.org/details/riseofrepublicof01frot ''History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States''], (1872) | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/centennialbattle01frot ''The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill''], (1875) | * [https://archive.org/details/centennialbattle01frot ''The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill''], (1875) | ||
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[[Category:Christian Authors]] | [[Category:Christian Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Conservative Authors]] | [[Category:Conservative Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Historians]] | [[Category:Historians]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial America]] | [[Category:Colonial America]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:37, May 12, 2020
Richard Frothingham Jr. (January 31, 1812 – January 29, 1880) was a historian and journalist who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and later as Mayor of Charlestown from 1851 to 1853.[1] He was editor of the Boston Post,[2] and was a treasurer for the Massachusetts Historical Society.[3]
His best-known work is The Rise of the Republic of the United States, which highlights the "Christian idea of man" and the Christian roots of Early America and the Founding.
Works
- History of Charlestown, (1845)
- History of the siege of Boston, and of the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, (1849)
- The Command in the Battle of Bunker Hill, (1850)
- Life and Times of Joseph Warren, (1865)
- Tribute to Thomas Starr King, (1865)
- History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States, (1872)
- The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill, (1875)