Thorpe, Francis Newton, 1857-1926

Francis Newton Thorpe was an author in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, writing extensively about the early history of American government and culture. Some of his books, such as Benjamin Franklin and the University of Pennsylvania, and Government of the People of the State of Pennsylvania, directly reflect early Pennsylvania history.

From the description of Francis Newton Thorpe's typescript manuscript of A history of the American people, 1899-1900. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 307580565

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