Author:William Lysander Adams

William Lysander Adams
(1821–1906)

Author (under the pen name "Breakspear") of the first work of literature written in what would become the U.S. state of Oregon; newspaper editor; schoolteacher.

William Lysander Adams

Works

  • A Memodrame Entitled "Treason, Stratagems, and Spoils" in Five Acts, by Breakspear (first published in The Oregonian, 1852)
  • Owner and editor of the Oregon City Argus
  • "Oregon Winters" in the Oregon Argus, republished in History of Oregon Litarature

Works about Adams

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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