Project Gutenberg 2008-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 107 Raymond, Rossiter W. (Rossiter Worthington) 1840 1918 Raymond, Rossiter Worthington Peter Cooper Riverside Biographical Series, number 4 Reading ease score: 51.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Peter Cooper" by Rossiter W. Raymond is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biography explores the life of Peter Cooper, an influential American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist, focusing on his contributions to society and the educational opportunities he sought to provide for the working class. The book delves into Cooper's early life, his various business ventures, and his significant posthumous legacy through institutions like the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The opening of the text offers insight into Peter Cooper's ancestry and his upbringing during a time of rapid change in America. We learn about his family background, particularly his father’s military service during the Revolutionary War, and how these familial influences instilled in Cooper a sense of ambition and purpose. Additionally, the early chapters describe his adventurous and industrious youth, highlighting his early inventions and work experiences that shaped his character and set the stage for his later achievements. The author indicates that Cooper's life was marked by a continuous pursuit of knowledge and a desire to uplift his fellow citizens, establishing the foundational themes that will be explored throughout the biography. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883 HV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Sociology 162251 162252 2024-10-11T10:23:24.120603 2023-09-12T03:50:38.279167 text/html text/html 160531 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110041 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176963 2024-10-11T10:23:30.496564 application/epub+zip 177447 2024-10-11T10:23:26.764611 application/epub+zip 129271 2024-10-11T10:23:25.018635 application/epub+zip 285453 2024-10-11T10:23:33.304598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266000 2024-10-11T10:23:29.583555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169148 2022-09-12T09:51:04.121264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140061 139859 2024-10-11T10:23:23.520654 2023-09-12T03:50:37.675204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 139985 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 54099 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139980 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54079 2021-01-04T02:00:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21201 2024-10-11T10:23:33.681547 application/rdf+xml 10987 2024-10-11T10:23:25.849609 image/jpeg 2848 2024-10-11T10:23:25.371606 image/jpeg 172264 2024-10-11T10:23:24.143614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog