A Biographical History Of Fremont And Mills Counties Iowa

Author : Lewis Publishing Company
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333609801
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book A Biographical History of Fremont and Mills Counties, Iowa written by Lewis Publishing Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Biographical History of Fremont and Mills Counties, Iowa: Compendium of National Biography The section Of Iowa comprised within the limits Of this volume has sus tained within its confines men who have been prominent in the history of the State, and even the nation, for half a century. The annals teem with the records of strong and noble manhood, and, as Sumner has said, the true grandeur of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual. The final causes which shape the fortunes of the individuals and the destinies Of States are often the same. They are usually remote and Obscure, and their in uence scarcely perceived until manifestly declared by results. That nation is the greatest which produces the greatest and most manly men and faithful women; and the intrinsic safety of a community depends not so much upon that true and normal development from the deep resources of which proceeds methods as upon all that is precious and per manent in life. But such a result may not consciously be contemplated by the actors in the great social drama. Pursuing each his personal good by exalted means, they work out as a logical result. 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."