Charles
Lanman
Born:
06/14/1819
Monroe
,
MI
Died: 03/04/1895
Parents: Charles James Lanman, Marie Jeanne Lanman
Spouse: Adeline Lanman
Died: 03/04/1895
Parents: Charles James Lanman, Marie Jeanne Lanman
Spouse: Adeline Lanman
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landscapes and Nature Studies | Non Fiction | Adult | Morristown, NJ : Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences | 1983 | |
Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States, During its First Century | Non Fiction , Biography , History | Adult | Washington, D. C. : J. Anglim | 1876 | |
The Japanese in America - Pt. I. The Japanese embassy.--pt. II. Essays by Japanese students.--pt. III. Life and resources in America |
Non Fiction | Adult | London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer | 1872 | |
Red Book of Michigan : A Civil, Military and Biographical History | Non Fiction , Biography , Michigan History | Adult | Detroit : E. B. Smith & company | 1871 | |
Life of William Woodbridge - U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second Governor of Michigan and a United States Senator from Michigan. |
Biography , History , Michigan | Adult | Washington : Blanchard & Mohun | 1867 | |
Journal of Alfred Ely - While witnessing the First Battle of Bull Run, Congressman Ely was taken a prisoner by the Confederates and imprisoned in Libby Prison of Richmond, Virginia; he was there for nearly six months along with many others. |
Non Fiction , Biography , History | Adult | New York: D. Appleton & Company | 1862 | |
Dictionary of the United States Congress - 5th ed. T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin 1868 eventually became the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |
Non Fiction , Biography , History | Adult | J. B. Lippincott | 1859 | |
Bohn's Hand-Book of Washington - Guidebook for the City |
Non Fiction , History , Travel | Adult | Washington, D. C. : Casimir Bohn | 1856 | |
Adventures in the Wilds of North America | Non Fiction , Adventure , Travel | Adult | London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans | 1854 | |
Private Life of Daniel Webster | Biography | Adult | New York : Harper & Brothers | 1852 | |
A Summer in the Wilderness : Embracing a Canoe Voyage up the Mississippi and Around Lake Superior - This book shares highlights of his 1846 trip by steamship and canoe north from St. Louis to Rock Island, Nauvoo, Prairie du Chien and onward to Lake Pepin and the mouth of the St. Peter's (Minnesota) River. Lanman continued to Itasca and Elk Lake, which he considered to be the actual headwaters of the Mississippi, by way of Lake Winnipeg and Cedar Lake, eventually reaching Lake Superior after traveling along the St. Louis River to Fond du Lac. |
Non Fiction , Adventure , Travel | Adult | New York: D. Appleton & company | 1847 | |
Letters From a Landscape Painter | Non Fiction , Biography | Adult | Boston: J. Munroe | 1845 | |
Essays for Summer Hours | Michigan | Adult | Boston : J. Munroe | 1842 | |
- Work published in numerous periodicals | Non Fiction | Adult |
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Skills:
Author
Illustrator
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State College | East Lansing , MI |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Member of Editorial Staff | New York Express | New York | 1847 |
Associate Editor | Cincinnati Chronicle | Cincinnati | 1846 |
Editor | Monroe Gazette | Monroe , MI | 1845 |
Hudson River School | New York | 1835 -1845 | |
Private secretary to Daniel Webster | Senator Daniel Webster. | Washington | |
American Secretary
- 11 years |
Japanese legation | ||
East India Mercantile House | New York | ||
Librarian | U. S. War Department , U. S. Interior Department, U. S. House of Representatives, and the City of Washington Library | Washington |
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Other Comments:
Explored many areas by canoe, painted over a thousand landscapes
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