| Автор: Trowbridge John S.
Название: Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Co
ISBN: 1397321083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781397321084
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Описание: Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., Of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Copartners Their uncertain wanderings were attended with experiences which, had they been preserved, would in many instances be instructive and curious, and, oftentimes savor highly of romance. This peculiarity of the American character, so common to our noble progenitors, has been too little noticed, and, in this fast age, only appreciated when recorded as part and parcel of our local history. Having their origin in that fruitful nursery of men and great men, in the most enlarged sense of the word - their pro gress has been steadily westward until the sons of New England now largely populate every Northern State and Territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific, carrying the church, the school and the other noble influences of New England civilization with them. In this there is true romance, but of a character unlike that of the Crusades of earlier centuries. It is romance under the guidance of God. It is, in reality, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The necessities and privations of those pioneer progressives were borne by the strong-minded and the brave sons of the older and more populous States. They came on foot, or on horseback, alone, or with a devoted wife, and perhaps young family, and so dared to plunge into the then unknown 'wilderness, inhabited by the savage, and, perhaps, worse than all, were compelled to encounter new forms of malarious disease from which none were exempt. N ow the rail, steamboat, and other improved modes of travel, enable the emigrant to pass from one extreme to the other of our extended republic with rapidity, in safety and comfort. I am led to dwell upon these reflections for the reason that this now prosperous and beautiful city and the country beyond, was, in the days of which I write, what now has scarcely an existence-an unexplored West. The truthful compass still points westward as it did then; but when we speak of American civilization, the East, the West, the North and the South, have lost their social, and almost their political and geographical significance. 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.
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