Moses Forster Sweetser

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Etching of Portage Falls and Portage Bridge from Moses Forster Sweetser's King's Hand-book of the United States , 1891

Moses Forster Sweetser (September 23, 1848 - 1897) authored travel books on the White Mountains, Maine in 1880, Massachusetts (1889), and a handbook on the U.S. (1891). He also wrote several biographies on artists including Guido Reni, Raphael, Fra Angelico, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Leonardo da Vinci, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Washington Allston, Landseer, Claude Lorraine, and Dürer. He was affiliated with the Moses King Corporation.

Sweetser was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He toured Europe and climbed in the Alps on a two-year jaunt before returning stateside and writing travel guidebooks along the lines of the Karl Baedecker's series he relied on in Europe. [1]

He published several books with Chisholm Brothers publishing company of Portland, Maine.

The Mount Washington Observatory Collection has an image of Sweetser. He helped encourage visitors to the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his guidebook. [1]

Moses King edited some of his books as well as Edwin M. Bacon's King's Dictionary of Boston.

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References

  1. 1 2 Dickerman, Mike (September 24, 2013). Stories from the White Mountains: Celebrating the Region's Historic Past. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781625845320 via Google Books.
  2. Sweetser, Moses (January 1, 1880). "Picturesque Maine". Books and Publications.
  3. "Sweetser, M. F. (Moses Foster), 1848-1897 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  4. "Northern Vermont by BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD, Moses Foster Sweetser on oldimprints.com". oldimprints.com.