William Henry Hurlbert: 4 books

William Henry Hurlbert (1827-1895) was an American journalist; born in Charleston, S. C. He returned to S. C. on the death of his father; came under the influence of his half-brother, Stephen who later moved to Illinois and became an ally of Lincoln. Conflicted, he wanted the Union preserved, but...

William Henry Hurlbert was an American journalist and author of “The Diary of a Public Man,” published in the North American Review in 1879.

Although barely a month has elapsed since the publication of these volumes, events of more or less general notoriety have so far confirmed the views taken in them of the actual state and outlook of affairs in Ireland, that I gladly comply with the request of my publisher for a Preface to this Second...