13 Facts About Henry Howe

Henry Howe was an American author who wrote histories of several states in the United States.

Henry Howe's most celebrated work is the three volume Historical Collections of Ohio.

Henry Howe was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of a publisher and printer, whose bookstore was one of the most famous in the country.

The younger Howe learned the printing trade, and wrote for local newspapers.

Henry Howe went to New York to work in his uncle's bank.

The Ohio effort began January 1846 in Marietta, Ohio, and Henry Howe intended to walk across the state, but bought a broken-down horse after 100 miles.

Henry Howe always gave credit for the source of his information.

Henry Howe returned to New Haven in February 1847, and published Historical Collections of Ohio in September.

Henry Howe was married September 1848, and moved to Cincinnati, where he wrote The Great West, Achievement of Americans, Life and Death on the Ocean and Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers.

In 1885, Henry Howe did not have the money necessary to begin a tour of Ohio, so he was the first American to try the concept of advanced paying subscriptions, selling copies for $10, four years in advance of publication.

Henry Howe began a tour at President Hayes' home in Fremont November 21,1885, and finished March 1887.

Henry Howe applied to the Ohio Legislature for assistance, and they bought 1200 copies for $12,000, allowing him to complete the three volume set, instead of the two originally planned, in 1891.

Henry Howe was deeply in debt from the project when he died in October 1893.