“ Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books are Life of Horace Greeley (1855) , Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857) , Life of Andrew Jackson (1859–1860) , Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (1864) , Life of Thomas Jefferson (1874) , and Life of Voltaire (1881) . Among his other publications are General Butler in New Orleans (1863) , Famous Americans of Recent Times (1867) , The People's Book of Biography (1868) ; Noted Women of Europe and America (1883) , and Captains of Industry (two series, 1884 and 1891) , for young people. ”