Thomas Willis White
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Thomas Willis WhiteThomas Willis White American writer and journal editorWhite, Thomas Willis, 1788-1843Thomas Willis 1788-1843 White
Thomas Willis White (1788–1843) was an American printer and publisher who founded the Southern Literary Messenger. He was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He became an apprentice at the Virginia Federalist at the age of eleven. Later he gained work as a composer in Norfolk, then moved to Philadelphia and Boston to learn the printing and publishing business. In 1834 he founded the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia, which became the most prominent literary periodical published in the south. Edgar Allan Poe wrote for the periodical as well as critiquing the work of others and editing the journal. -Wikipedia
Born 1788-02-01
Died 1843-02-01
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Books by Thomas Willis White
Total count: 3
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Token of regard, presented to the pupils of the Elm-wood School, by their friend James M. GarnettPrinted and published by T.W. White.1830-01-01
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The Southern literary messengerliterature of the old SouthGale, a part of Cengage Learning2010-01-01
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Speech of Thomas J. Randolph, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, : On the Abolition of SlaveryDelivered Saturday, Jan. 21 1832Creative Media Partners, LLC2021-01-01