Download or read book James Nelson Barker, 1784-1858 written by Paul Howard Musser and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life of the first champion of American independence in literature and art and a Philadelphia political figure, with a reprint of what is considered the best American play written before 1825.