19th century Boston publishing firm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thayer & Eldridge (c.1860–1861) was a publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts, established by William Wilde Thayer and Charles W. Eldridge.[1][2] During its brief existence the firm issued works by James Redpath, Charles Sumner, and Walt Whitman, before going bankrupt in 1861.[3]
Whitman's Leaves of Grass, 1860 (New York Public Library)
Advertisement for Thayer & Eldridge's "National Library," 1860
Rufus B. Sage. Rocky Mountain Life: Or, Startling Scenes and Perilous Adventures in the Far West, during an Expedition of Three Years. 1859.[4]
James Redpath. The public life of Capt. John Brown. 1860.[5][6]
James Redpath, ed. Echoes of Harper's Ferry. 1860.[7]
Charles Sumner. The Barbarism of Slavery: Speech of Mr. Charles Sumner on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860.[8]
William T. Adams. Marrying a beggar: or The Angel in disguise, and other tales. 1860.[9]
William Douglas Conner. Harrington; a Story of True Love. 1860. [10]
C.W. Dana. The Great West, Or The Garden of the World: Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. 1861.[11]
A Son of Temperance ed. Thrilling Scenes in Social Life or The Opposite Effects of Vice and Virtue. 1860