The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Drake, Samuel Adams

DRAKE, Samuel Adams, American journalist and writer: b. Boston, 20 Dec. 1833; d. Kennebunkport, Me., 4 Dec. 1905. He entered journalism in 1858. In 1861 he joined the army and served throughout the war, becoming brigadier-general in 1863. He returned to Boston in 1871 and resumed literary work. His most important publications are &lsquo;Old Landmarks of Boston&rsquo; (1873); &lsquo;Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast&rsquo; (1875); &lsquo;Around the Hub&rsquo; (1881); &lsquo;Heart of the White Mountains&rsquo; (1882); &lsquo;New England Legends and Folk Lore&rsquo; (1884); &lsquo;The Making of New England&rsquo; (1886); &lsquo;The Making of the Great West&rsquo;

(1887); &lsquo;Burgoyne's Invasion&rsquo; (1889); &lsquo;The Taking of Louisburg&rsquo; (1891); &lsquo;The Pine Tree Coast&rsquo; (1891); &lsquo;The Battle of Gettysburg&rsquo; (1892); &lsquo;The Making of Virginia&rsquo; (1893); &lsquo;Our Colonial Homes&rsquo; (1894); &lsquo;The Campaign of Trenton&rsquo; (1895); &lsquo;The Watch Fires of '76&rsquo; (1895); &lsquo;On Plymouth Rock&rsquo; (1898); &lsquo;The Myths and Fables of To-day&rsquo; (1900); &lsquo;The Young Vigilantes&rsquo; (1904); etc