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Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison

Charles Stewart Todd · 1847

An 1847 biography of Harrison's military and public career, written six years after his death.

This 1847 biography examines Harrison's military and civil career shortly after his death, shaping his historical memory.

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Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison
Charles S. Todd, Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison, 1847.

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This is a printed biography titled Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison, originally written by Charles S. Todd and Benjamin Drake, and revised and enlarged by James H. Perkins. It was published in Cincinnati in 1847, six years after Harrison's death.

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Books like this helped shape how Americans remembered Harrison after he died in office. Written soon after his death, it draws on earlier histories and official documents, showing how biographers build a figure's public reputation using existing sources rather than firsthand experience alone.

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