The Pursuit of the House-Boat

by John Kendrick Bangs

Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Pursuit of the House-Boat by John Kendrick Bangs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783734096716
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	09/25/2019
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books