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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]] | ||
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[[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 â 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)