American Portraits 1875-1900 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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<div><p>Mark Twain, Henry Adams, Henry James, Grover Cleveland, and James McNeill Whistler are among the contemporary figures striding through this winning collection of profiles, originally published in 1920-1922. To judge what they accomplished, writes Bradford, it would be necessary to be expert in their different pursuits. But I am concerned with their souls...</p></div>

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<div><p><b>Gamaliel Bradford</b> (1863-1932) was a descendant of an old Boston family. He tried his hand at verse and drama before finding his voice as a biographer. Consistently in poor health, he produced 114 books over a period 20 years. Hailed in his time as the Dean of American biographers, he pioneered the psychological biography in America.</p></div>

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