Jared Sparks (1789-1866), American editor, Unitarian minister, and historian, pioneered in publishing the source documents of American history.Jared Sparks was born on May 10, 1789, on an impoverished...
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Jared Sparks (10 May 1789-14 March 1866), biographer and historian, overcame his illegitimate birth in Willington, Connecticut, and, by educating himself, entered Harvard College, graduating in 1815. ...
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During his nearly seventy-seven years, Jared Sparks was a schoolteacher, a Unitarian minister, an editor, a history professor, and a college president. He is best remembered, however, as the editor of...
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Many scholars consider Jared Sparks the first great editor of American history and compiler of national records. His ambitious travels and persistence opened up many resources for historians. His reli...
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Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks