Charles Lanman

Born: 06/14/1819   Monroe , MI
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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