Edward Pollock
Edward Pollock (September 2, 1823 Philadelphia – December 13, 1858) was an American poet best known for writing "The Parting Hour" in 1857.
Life
He worked as a child in a cotton factory. He apprenticed with a sign-painter. In 1852, he moved to San Francisco, California,[1] and became a contributor to the Pioneer magazine. In 1856, he was admitted before the California Supreme Court.[2]
Works
- Edward Pollock (1876). James F. Bowman, ed. Poems. J.B. Lippincott & Co.
References
- ↑ Western Literature Association (1987). A Literary history of the American West. TCU Press. ISBN 978-0-87565-021-0.
- ↑ Ella Sterling Mighels (1893). The story of the files: a review of California writers and literature. Cooperative printing co.
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