Life Before The Books
Starbuck is born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of radical abolitionist minister Reverend Dr. Elial Starbuck. He lives a relatively pious childhood, and is regularly beaten by his father, which leaves him unprepared for the outside world.
Starbuck goes to the Yale Seminary, as his father hopes he will follow him into the ministry. Here Starbuck meets several notable figures, including Oliver Wendell Holmes and his son Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.. He also meets his close friend Adam Faulconer, who is also studying at the seminary.
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