A Biographical History Of Eminent And Self Made Men Of The State Of Indiana

Author : Western Biographical Publishing Company
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282935450
Total Pages : 996 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book A Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men of the State of Indiana, Vol. 2 written by Western Biographical Publishing Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men of the State of Indiana, Vol. 2: With Many Portrait-Illustrations on Steel, Engraved Expressly for This Work It is this history we celebrate in our pages. The advancement of the state has been that of its people. The first generation subdued the soil, with eyes continually fixed upon a savage enemy; the second opened up the state to the world, built its canals, and began its railroads; and the third has completed the task set by its predecessors, and aided in suppressing the great rebellion. In this nearly every man in the state was engaged, and Indiana loses nothing by comparison with its sisters. Its fame thus acquired is great and honorable, and we have devoted much of our space to those who have won an enviable record in the struggle. But while narrating their deeds, we have not omitted to mention those who were engaged in peaceful pursuits. Our book is chiefly a record of living men. It has been a subject of regret to us that we have so few memorials of the fathers of our republic. Their task was arduous, and a grateful community should preserve them in remembrance. When Indiana shall become old and staid, when fortunes are hereditary, when libraries and historical societies are to be found every-where, memorials of the heroic age of the state will be eagerly sought, but probably unavailingly, so little care has been taken for this purpose. As far as possible we have endeavored to supply deficiencies which we have known to exist, but indifference, idleness, and a desire often to suppress the truth have stood in our way, and we have not been able to gain full particulars of many but those now living. These we represent from all classes, professional, business, and agricultural, and we believe our pages contain a fuller account of the people of a state than has ever before been given. Comparatively few have had the benefits of an excellent education; nearly all have wrought out their destinies for themselves. It is a source of gratifica tion to us that we have been able to gather so many details, and the future historian will find in our pages an inexhaustible storehouse of material. The state is growing; every-where manufac tures have begun, and what is new and crude will speedily change for the better. But we do not believe that those who shall attempt our task in the future will find more sincere and worthy men, or more self-sacrificing patriots, than those whose histories we here relate. 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.