The American Leonardo: A Life of Samuel F. B. Morse
by Carleton Mabee
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Chronicles the life of American painter and inventor Samuel F. Morse, discussing his childhood, failures as a painter, role in the creation of the telegraph, and other related topics.Tags
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4371. The American Leonardo A Life of Samuel F. B. Morse, by Carleton Mabee (read 14 Oct 2007) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1944) This won the Pulitzer for biography for 1944, and so I have read it, since I am half-heartedly trying to read those winners. It is a workman-like study of Morse, who is not a totally admirable person, being eager for self-glorification and a "nativist" and at times a candidate of the Know Nothing Party. But if you want to know more about Morse, this is a good book to read.
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Fred Carleton Mabee Jr. was born on December 25, 1914 to Baptist missionary teachers in the French concession of Shanghai. He attended Bates College as an undergraduate then enrolled at Columbia University, where he wrote a dissertation that became his biography of Samuel Morse. His first book, The American Leonardo: A Life of Samuel F. B. Morse, show more won the Pulitzer Prize. Since he was a conscientious objector in World War II, he did civilian public service as an attendant in a mental hospital. After the war, he spent time in Vienna as a relief worker with the American Friends Service Committee. He taught at many universities during his lifetime including Olivet College, Clarkson University, Delta College, and Keio University. He taught at the State University of New York at New Paltz from 1965 until his retirement in 1980. His other books include The Seaway Story, Sojourner Truth: Slave, Prophet, Legend, and Promised Land: Father Divine's Interracial Communities in Ulster County, New York. He also wrote books about the railroads of the Hudson Valley of New York State. He died from complications of a fall on December 18, 2014 at the age of 99. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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