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Reuben Gold Thwaites
“Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913) was a librarian, historian and editor. He attended public schools, and, after moving to Oshkosh in 1866, put himself through a "college course" wh...view more“Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913) was a librarian, historian and editor. He attended public schools, and, after moving to Oshkosh in 1866, put himself through a "college course" while teaching school and working on local farms. He worked for a time on various newspapers in the Oshkosh area, and in 1874 enrolled in Yale University as a graduate student in history and economics.
Returning to Wisconsin two years later, Thwaites settled in Madison, where he served for a time as managing editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. In 1885 he became assistant to Lyman C. Draper (q.v.), corresponding secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and when Draper retired in Jan., 1887, Thwaites succeeded him as executive officer of the Society; he served in this capacity from 1887 until his death. His energy in historical undertakings, and his ability as an administrator made the Society one of the leading organizations of its kind in the country, and made Thwaites "the best known non-political man in Wisconsin."
Thwaites' own scholarly reputation rested primarily upon his skill as an editor of historical documents. Among the more important projects completed by Thwaites and his corps of assistants during his years with the Society were The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents (73 vols.), Lewis and Clark Journals (8 vols.), Early Western Travels (32 vols.), and Collections of the State Historical Society (vols. 11-20).”-Wisconsin Hist.view less
Books by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories of the Badger State Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEarly Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV Part I of James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Colonies 1492-1750 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEarly Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI) Part I of Flagg's The Far West, 1836-1837 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories of the Badger State Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories of the Badger State Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrontier Defence on the Upper Ohio, 1777-1778 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Daniel Boone (Thwaites) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Afloat on the Ohio Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistoric Waterways Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings