oct 2, 1827 - Write, Wright, right?
Description:
He first served at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor for five dollars a month. That same year, he released his first book filled with poetry titled Tamerlane and Other Poems, attributed with the byline "by a Bostonian". Very few copies were made, and got no attention at all.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 2, 1827
Now
~ 198 years ago