Background
Thomas was born July on 16, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, a son of poet Frances de Haes and Emma Janvier.
(This charming account of Manhattan's history extends from...)
This charming account of Manhattan's history extends from the arrival of Dutch colonists in the early 1600s through the late nineteenth century. Intriguing details, dozens of illustrations and maps, and historian Thomas A. Janvier's wry sense of humor combine for a vivid portrait of the metropolis in its early years. Sketches, diary excerpts, and scenes from daily life recapture some of the city's long-vanished features. Ranging all over the island, the survey explores the farms and waterways of Greenwich Village, the Battery's fortifications, and shacks, barns, and mansions of the Upper East and West sides.
https://www.amazon.com/Old-New-York-City-ebook/dp/B00ZVZ44FQ/?tag=2022091-20
1894
(The early history of the Dutch colonization of New Amster...)
The early history of the Dutch colonization of New Amsterdam (later New York). An interesting look into the Machiavellian workings of the Dutch West India Company as it creates a colony to exploit the new world.
https://www.amazon.com/Dutch-Founding-New-York-ebook/dp/B00ALRNQ4E/?tag=2022091-20
1903
Thomas was born July on 16, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, a son of poet Frances de Haes and Emma Janvier.
Janvier received a public school education.
To begin his own writing pursuits, Janvier wrote journalism for various periodicals and eventually parlayed his writing into books of nonfiction and fiction. Some of his first pieces of fiction - initially appearing in magazines under the pseudonym Ivory Black - were compiled into 1885’s Color Studies. This volume was Janvier’s first published book and Neeper calls it “his most enduring work.” The stories that make up Color Studies focus mainly on artisans of Greenwich Village.
Janvier spent several years in Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico, thereby gaining inspiration and material for much of his literary work. His travels in Mexico produced the Aztec Treasure House and his stories of Old New Spain. He and his wife also lived for three years in Avignon, Provence, France. His books from this period include An Embassy to Provence, Christmas Kalends of Provence and The South of France.
Janvier ended his literary career with a final compilation of stories, At the Casa Napoleon, which centers on the lives of recent immigrants to America who are adjusting to their New York setting. According to Neeper, “Janvier’s reputation has not withstood the passing of time,” but the writer does acknowledge he was “one of the dozens of regionalist writers who flourished at the end of the nineteenth century.”
Janvier died in New York on June 18, 1913.
(This charming account of Manhattan's history extends from...)
1894(The early history of the Dutch colonization of New Amster...)
1903Thomas was made an honorary member of the Félibrige society in France, and of the Fol Lore Society of London.
In 1878 Thomas married Catherine Ann Drinker (May 1, 1841- July 19, 1922), an artist who was the first woman teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the first teacher to Cecilia Beaux. Later in life, she accompanied her husband on his travels while writing books and translating books from the Provencale language. Many of Janvier's published works would be dedicated "To C. A. J."