Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

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Jacob Abbott was a versatile author known for his contributions to juvenile fiction, history, biography, religious literature, and popular science. His career included roles as a mathematics and natural philosophy professor at Amherst College, a licensed preacher, and the founder and principal of the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston. Additionally, he established the Eliot Congregational Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, further showcasing his commitment to education and community service during the early 19th century.