Authors and Illustrators Database

Silas Farmer

Born: 06/06/1839  Detroit
Died: 12/28/1902
Parents: John F. Farmer

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Michigan Book: a State Cyclopedia
- With sectional county maps, alphabetically arranged
Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Silas Farmer & Company 1901
Detroit and its Environs Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Silas Farmer & Company 1890
Detroit in 1890 Compared with 1870 Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Preston National Bank 1890
History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan; A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present 2 Vols Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Silas Farmer & Company 1890
The History of Detroit and Michigan or, the Metropolis Illustrated: a Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present, including a Full Record of Territorial Days in Michigan, and the Annals of Wayne County Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Silas Farmer & Company 1889

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Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Allibone: A Critical Dictionary of English Literature
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography
Dictionary of American Authors
Dictionary of North American Authors
Twentienth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Who Was Who in America

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Elected City of Detroit Historiographer Detroit 1882
Publisher Silas Farmer and Company Detroit 1870

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