Benjamin Parke Avery
Benjamin Parke Avery (1828 – 1875) was an American journalist, poet, essayist,[1] printer,[2] and U.S. ambassador to China[3][4] He died in Peking.[5]
Avery arrived in California aboard the Aurora in 1849. He worked as a prospector for a while before buying a drug store in North San Juan and then a newspaper in the mining town.[2]
He became part owner and editor for the Marysville Appeal. A newspaper he established in San Francisco was also contracted as state printer for California.[1]
He was friends with Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford.[1] His death received newspaper coverage and tribute.[1]
After his death, Edward Bosqui wrote a reminisce about him. Ina Coolbrith dedicated a poem to him. The California Historical Society has a collection of papers related to him.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Avery, Benjamin Parke 1828-1875 [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ a b May, Ernest R. (1951). "Benjamin Parke Avery: Including a Review of the Office of State Printer, 1850-72". California Historical Society Quarterly. 30 (2): 125–149. doi:10.2307/25156293. JSTOR 25156293.
- ^ "Benjamin Parke Avery - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
- ^ David Shavit (1990). The United States in Asia:A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875). Ayres, ed. 1917. The Reader's Dictionary of Authors". www.bartleby.com.
- ^ Avery, Benjamin Parke; Coolbrith, Ina D; Erickson, Alice L. W (August 14, 1867). "Benjamin Parke Avery miscellany," – via Open WorldCat.
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- Editors of California newspapers
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- American male journalists
- 19th-century American male writers
- 19th-century American essayists
- 19th-century American poets
- American male poets
- Poets from California
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