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Bigelow (POULTNEY an American author)

POULTNEY, an American author, born in New New York, York Sept. 10, 1855; son of John Bigelow; graduated at Yale University and at the Columbia Law School in 1882, and was admitted to the bar. In 1875-1876 he took a journey around the world in a sailing ship, which was wrecked on the coast of Japan. He traveled in China, Africa, the West Indies, and Demerara. He has made canoe voyages on the principal waters of Europe, and was the first person to take a canoe through the Iron Gates of the Danube. Emperor William II. was his personal friend since they were students together in Germany. In the World War Mr. Bigelow denounced in print the Emperor's part in bringing on the conflict. He wrote "The German Emperor and His Eastern Neighbors," "Paddles and Politics Down the Danube," "History of the German Struggle for Liberty," "White Man's Africa."

Completed his fourth journey round the world in 1906. In 1915 he published "Prussian Memories."