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The Life Of Clinton Bowen Fisk: With A Brief Sketch Of John A. Brooks

The Life Of Clinton Bowen Fisk: With A Brief Sketch Of John A. Brooks

Hopkins, Alphonso

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Historical FiguresFiction AnthologiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 116323883X
ISBN13: 9781163238837
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Life of Clinton Bowen Fisk: With a Brief Sketch of John A. Brooks is a biographical book written by Alphonso Hopkins. The book is about the life of Clinton Bowen Fisk, who was a prominent American military officer, educator, and philanthropist. Fisk was born in 1828 in New York and was raised in a strict Methodist family. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1854 and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, Fisk became involved in education and was instrumental in establishing the Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, Tennessee, which later became Fisk University. Fisk was also a prominent philanthropist and worked to improve the lives of African Americans in the South. The book also includes a brief sketch of John A. Brooks, who was a friend and colleague of Fisk's. Overall, The Life of Clinton Bowen Fisk: With a Brief Sketch of John A. Brooks provides a detailed account of the life and accomplishments of a remarkable individual who made significant contributions to American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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