Guide to the Study of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Guide to the Study of James Abbott McNeill WhistlerSeveral years of Whistler's early youth were spent in Russia; his father, in 1842, having accepted the invitation of Emperor Nicholas to super intend the construction of the St Petersburg and Moscow railroad. Young Whistler came to America shortly after his fath.'er s death in St Petersburg, in April, 1849.In 1851, at the age of 16 years and 11 months, he entered the United States military academy, at West Point, receiving his appointment as a delegate at large from President Fillmore.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.