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The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States' First Forgotten Celebrity by Carolyn Eastman

The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States' First Forgotten Celebrity

Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo

Carolyn Eastman

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nonfiction biography historical history
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When James Ogilvie arrived in America in 1793, he was a deeply ambitious but impoverished teacher. By the time he returned to Britain in 1817, he had become a bona fide celebrity known simply as Mr. O, counting the nation's leading politicians and...

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