EAF Author: Peter Hamilton Myers (1812-1878)
Works in the Collection Biographies
Born in New York, Peter Hamilton Myers became a lawyer in Brooklyn. He was author of the historical romances The First of the Knickerbockers, a tale of 1673 ; The Young Patroon, or Christmas in 1690 ; The King of the Hurons ; and The Prisoner of the Border .
Works in the EAF Collection
"A Dutch Belle" from The Knickerbocker Gallery (1855) (Restricted)
Ellen Welles; or, the Siege of Fort Stanwix. A Tale of the Revolution (1848) (Restricted)
The First of the Knickerbockers: A Tale of 1673 (1848) (Restricted)
The King of the Hurons (1850) (Restricted)
The Miser's Heir, or, The Young Millionaire; and, Ellen Welles, or, The Siege of Fort Stanwix (1854) (Restricted)The Prisoner of the Border (1857) (Restricted)
The Young Patroon; or, Christmas in 1690. A Tale of New York (1849) (Restricted)
Contemporary Biographies
From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)
From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)
From Evert A. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American Literature (1856)