About Charles Astor Bristed

Charles Astor Bristed was an American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the pen name Carl Benson. He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms and is the earliest known person to use the term "conspiracy theory".

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Charles Astor Bristed

American scholar and author (1820-1874)

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