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Rushmore G. Horton
Rushmore George Horton (1826–1867), often publishing as R. G. Horton, was an American white supremacist and pro-slavery writer and book publisher. A native of New York, he was business partners with John H. Van Evrie, who has been described as America's "first professional racist." Historian Mark Neeley describes Horton as "a loyal Democratic scribbler to whom the party turned in haste in the summer of 1856 to write a campaign biography of their presidential candidate," James Buchanan. Beginning in 1857 Horton and Van Evrie co-edited the New York ''Day Book'', later the ''Weekly Caucasian''. The younger Horton had replaced Nathaniel B. Stimson, who had founded the ''Day Book'' newspaper and then died at age 42. The offices of the pro-slavery ''Day Book'' were not far from the offices of Horace Greeley's anti-slavery ''New-York Tribune'', which was located before the American Civil War in an old wooden building at the corner of Nassau and Spruce streets in New York City. Hort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Evrie Horton & Co
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and Multi-purpose vehicle, MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages. Word origin and usage Van meaning a type of vehicle arose as a contraction of the word Caravan (towed trailer), caravan. The earliest records of a van as a vehicle in English are in the mid-19th century, meaning a covered wagon fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
