Thayer & Eldridge (c.1860–1861) was a publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts, established by William Wilde Thayer and Charles W. Eldridge.[1][2] During its brief existence the firm issued works by James Redpath, Charles Sumner, and Walt Whitman, before going bankrupt in 1861.[3]
Published by the firm
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- Rufus B. Sage. Rocky Mountain Life: Or, Startling Scenes and Perilous Adventures in the Far West, during an Expedition of Three Years. 1859.[4]
- Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, 3rd ed. 1860
- Leaves of Grass Imprints. 1860
- James Redpath. The public life of Capt. John Brown. 1860.[5][6]
- James Redpath, ed. Echoes of Harper's Ferry. 1860.[7]
- Charles Sumner. The Barbarism of Slavery: Speech of Mr. Charles Sumner on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860.[8]
- William T. Adams. Marrying a beggar: or The Angel in disguise, and other tales. 1860.[9]
- William Douglas Conner. Harrington; a Story of True Love. 1860. [10]
- C.W. Dana. The Great West, Or The Garden of the World: Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. 1861.[11]
- A Son of Temperance ed. Thrilling Scenes in Social Life or The Opposite Effects of Vice and Virtue. 1860
Contracted but not published because of bankruptcy
edit- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs under pseudonym, edited by L. Maria Child
- Guide to Hayti, by James Redpath
- Asphodel; a Novel, by Ada Clare
References
edit- ^ Boston Almanac. 1860[page needed]
- ^ William Wilde Thayer (1829–1896 and Charles W. Eldridge (1837–1903). cf. Retrieved 2010-09-11
- ^ Ronald S. Coddington (22 March 2013). "Walt Whitman's Boss". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ D.SAGE, RUFUS (1859). ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE OR STARTLING SCENES AND PERILOUS ADVENTURES IN FAR WEST.
- ^ Oswald Garrison Villard. John Brown, 1800–1859: a biography fifty years after. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910
- ^ Redpath, James; Brown, John (1860). The Public Life of Capt. John Brown. Thayer and Eldridge.
- ^ Redpath, James (1860). Echoes of Harper's Ferry ... Thayer and Eldridge. ISBN 978-0-608-40458-5.
- ^ Sumner, Charles (1860). The Barbarism of Slavery: Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a Free State, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860. Buell & Blanchard, Printers.
- ^ Adams, William Taylor (1860). Marrying a Beggar: Or The Angel in Disguise, and Other Tales. Thayer and Eldridge.
- ^ William Douglas O 'Connor (1860). Harrington: A Story of True Love. University of Michigan. Thayer & Eldridge.
- ^ Dana, C. W. (1861). The Great West, Or The Garden of the World: Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Thayer & Eldridge.
Further reading
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- W.W. Thayer. "Notes from an Autobiography." The Conservator (Philadelphia), June 1914. Google books
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