name: Maturin Murray Ballou
birth_date: 1810-04-14 00:00:00
death_date: 1895-03-27 00:00:00
genres: Historical Fiction
avg_rating: 3.43
ratings_count: 174
about: Maturin Murray Ballou was a writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded Gleason's Pictorial, was the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe, and wrote numerous travel books and works of popular fiction. Sometimes wrote under "Lieutenant Murray" pseudonym. Maturin Murray Ballou was a writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded Gleason's Pictorial, was the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe, and wrote numerous travel books and works of popular fiction. Sometimes wrote under "Lieutenant Murray" pseudonym. ...more