AMOS KIDDER FISKE
\ˈe͡ɪmɒs kˈɪdə fˈɪsk], \ˈeɪmɒs kˈɪdə fˈɪsk], \ˈeɪ_m_ɒ_s k_ˈɪ_d_ə f_ˈɪ_s_k]\
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An American author and journalist; born in Whitefield, N. H., May 12, 1842. He was associated with George Ticknor Curtis in the preparation of the "Life of Daniel Webster", and served for many years on the editorial staff of leading New York papers. Among his works are "Midnight Talks at the Club" (1890); "Beyond the Bourn" (1891); "The Myths of Israel" (1897); "The Story of the Philappines" (1898); "The West Indies" (1899); "The Modern Bank" (1904).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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