Download or read book Eminent Americans Vol 1 of 2 written by Benson J. Lossing and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eminent Americans, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising Brief Biographies of Leading Statesmen, Patriots, Orators and Others, Men and Women, Who Have Made American History Lives of great men all remind us We may make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints on the sands of Time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living Vol 1 of 2 written by John Livingrston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living, Vol. 1 of 2: With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions This work presents to the world, sketches, with pen and pencil, of some Of those prominent Americans now living - including Lawyers, Doctors, Statesmen, Financiers, Merchants, Manufacturers and Farmers - whose talents, energy and enterprise, while affording an instructive lesson to mankind, seem worthy of being held up as examples for emulation. That the memory of such persons, besides being treasured in the hearts of relatives and friends, should have its public record also, is peculiarly proper; because a knowledge of men whose substantial fame rests upon their attainments, character, and success, must exert a wholesome influence on the rising generation Of the American people; while to those who have arrived at a period in life not to be benefited by lessons designed for less advanced age, it cannot fail to prove interesting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans Vol 1 of 2 written by Evert A. Duyckinck and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. 1 of 2: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc; From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel; With Biographical and Historical Narratives "The proper study of mankind," says the poet, "is man" - an adage which has many applications in history and science, but which may be taken as a peculiar compliment to the more personal narratives of biography. The great events of the world move by us in stately procession, and it is right that they should be regarded as the aggregate work of the race; but they are not to be folly understood or appreciated till we penetrate to the motives and opportunities of the individuals who have lived and died for the grand result. Then our hearts are warmed, our resolves strengthened, and our hopes encouraged to increase and magnify our own parts in the ever-acting drama. Biography may be said to be the key to history. It admits us into the privacies and behind the scenes, and makes us acquainted with the separate parts of the great whole. In some respects the sight may be calculated to diminish our admiration; but this is only at a casual view, and to an inferior order of observers. There will always be found great actors as the supporters of great events. "Nothing," as Lear says, "can come of nothing." Where there is substantial triumph, there must have been honest effort. This is true of all illustrious achievements. The reader of the following pages will, we trust, find it hold good of our own American history. During the struggle of our Revolution, our fathers, in the midst of their trials and sufferings, consoled themselves with the thought that they were toiling for great national benefits which their posterity would enjoy; and surely as they built upon this sure word of hope, we, in looking for the sources of our present prosperity, may infer their virtues. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book EMINENT AMERICANS written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Give Me Liberty An American History written by Eric Foner and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give Me Liberty! is the #1 book in the U.S. history survey course because it works in the classroom. A single-author text by a leader in the field, Give Me Liberty! delivers an authoritative, accessible, concise, and integrated American history. Updated with powerful new scholarship on borderlands and the West, the Fifth Edition brings new interactive History Skills Tutorials and Norton InQuizitive for History, the award-winning adaptive quizzing tool.
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Download or read book The Correspondence of Washington Allston written by Washington Allston and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a fuller picture of Allston's life than any other biography yet published. It also contains descriptions of all his artistic productions and writings, and citations to all the books he owned. In the notes, his paintings and writings--which are vitally related--are for the first time collated.
Download or read book The Original American Spies written by Paul R. Misencik and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of seven stand-alone accounts of individuals who operated as spies during the American Revolutionary War. They were not trained as covert agents, which meant they had to develop their skills and techniques on their own, often while in the midst of the enemy where discovery meant almost certain death for them, and suffering and hardship for their family and friends. Five of them spied for the American cause and two spied for the British. Not all were motivated by patriotism, and not all escaped capture, yet their often painfully gained experience benefited future operatives and operations. They all were daring, intelligent and resourceful, and each had an unusual personality. Their labors resulted in battlefield victories, thwarted enemy plots, and significantly changed the conduct of the war, yet in spite of their efforts and their riveting stories, they and their deeds have remained relatively unknown.
