In a recent post, we highlighted Francis Hilliard, an author of many law books who flourished during the booming book trade of mid-19th century America. Hilliard, whose father was the well-known Boston printer and bookseller William Hilliard, was in a literal sense born and raised in the printing business. The subject of this post is another son of 19th century American printing: the publisher, activist and historian Henry Charles Lea.
