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David Ross Locke (1833–1888)

Author of The Struggles of Petroleum V. Nasby, Abridged Edition

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Includes the names: David R. Locke, Petroleum V. Nasby

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David Ross Locke (1833-1888), also known by his pseudonym Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby; American journalist during the Civil War

Image credit: Photo circa 1860-1875
(Brady-Handy Photograph Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-cwpbh-00450)

Works by David Ross Locke

The Struggles of Petroleum V. Nasby, Abridged Edition (1872) 9 copies
Nasby in Exile or Six Months of Travel in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium (2009) 7 copies
Swinging Round the Cirkle (2009) 6 copies
Swingin round the cirkle /by Petroleum V. Nasby late pastor of the church of the New Dispensation, chaplain to his excellency the president, and P.M. at Confederate x Roads,… (1867) 5 copies
Hannah Jane... Illustrated 4 copies
Little Blue Book No. 20... Let's Laugh... (1925) 3 copies
Nasby. Divers Views, Opinions, and Prophecies or Yours Truly Petroleum V. Nasby 3 copies
A paper city... (2013) 2 copies
The Nasby papers. (Southern humour.) By Petroleum V. Nasby, "Paster uv the Church uv the Noo Dispensashun." Author's unabridged edition 2 copies
Ekkoes from Kentucky... Bein a perfect record uv the ups, downs, and experiences uv the dimocrisy, doorin the eventful year 1867, ez seen by a naturalized Kentuckian 1 copy
Andy's trip to the West, together with a life of its hero. By Petroleum V. Nasby, a dimmicrate of thirty years standing, and who allus tuk his licker straight 1 copy
The one minute diagnostician: A lesson from a boxing legend (1993) 1 copy
The Nasby letters. Being the original Nasby letters, as written during his lifetime 1 copy
Ekkoes from Kentucky 1 copy
The Nasby letters. Being the original Nasby letters 1 copy
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Associated Works

A Subtreasury of American Humor (1941) — Contributor — 307 copies, 3 reviews
Russell Baker's Book of American Humor (1993) — Contributor — 226 copies
The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now (2008) — Contributor — 172 copies, 1 review
Half-Hours with Great Novelists (1884) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Legal name
Locke, David Ross
Other names
Nasby, Petroleum V.
Nasby, Petroleum Vesuvius
Birthdate
1833-09-20
Date of death
1888-02-15
Gender
male
Occupations
journalist
humorist
newspaper editor
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Binghamton, New York, USA
Place of death
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Disambiguation notice
David Ross Locke (1833-1888), also known by his pseudonym Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby; American journalist during the Civil War
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