Oliver Optic was a pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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American academic, author and politician (1822-1897)
| Born | July 30, 1822 |
| Died | March 27, 1897 |
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American academic, author and politician (1822-1897)
| Born | July 30, 1822 |
| Died | March 27, 1897 |
Subjects
Juvenile fiction, History, Conduct of life, Description and travel, Boats and boating, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Seafaring life, Early works to 1800, Children, Children's stories, Juvenile literature, Boys, Christian life, Youth, Steamboats, Readers, Sailors, Orphans, Soldiers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Young men, Sailing, Students, TheftPlaces
United States, Italy, England, Wales, France, Ohio, Rhine River Valley, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Prussia (Germany), Russia, Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Minnesota, Mississippi River, New England, New York (State), Scotland, TurkeyID Numbers
- OLID: OL160059A
- GoodReads: 535566
- ISNI: 0000000117659782
- Library of Congress Names: n84107669
- LibriVox: 1833
- Project Gutenberg: 260
- VIAF: 5817305
- Wikidata: Q8019214
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q8019214
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Alternative names
- William Taylor Adams
- Warren T. Ashton
- Oliver Optic
- William T. Adams
- Oliver 1822-1897 Optic
- Oliver Oliver Optic
- Oliver Optic Optic
- William T. Adams (Oliver Optic)
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| December 27, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
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