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Journalist, Travel Writer, Essayist, War Correspondent. Younger brother of famous labor activist, journalist, and editor John Swinton, William Swinton enjoyed a varied career as a teacher, would-be minister, war correspondent, professor, and textbook writer.
William Swinton held many titles during the course of his life (war correspondent, author, philological expert, professor, and translator)
Swinton, William, 1833-1892: Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac; a critical history of operations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania,from the commencement ...
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640 pages. Language: English. Publisher: Smithmark Pub. Publication date: January 1, 1996. Dimensions: 6.75 x 2 x 9.75 inches.
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“William Swinton was a Scotch schoolteacher of irregular habits and dubious American patriotism, with considerable of the military critic. He wrote the history ...
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William Swinton (1833–1892) ; Education: Knox College, University of Toronto, Canada ˇ Amherst College (1857) ; Occupations: war correspondent (New York Times)
A critical history of operations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania from the commencement to the close of the war 1861-1865.