Author : John Howard Brown
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267190263
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Book Synopsis Bryan, Sewall and Honest Money Will Bring Prosperity (Classic Reprint) by : John Howard Brown
Download or read book Bryan, Sewall and Honest Money Will Bring Prosperity (Classic Reprint) written by John Howard Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bryan, Sewall and Honest Money Will Bring Prosperity William jennings bryan, statesman and presidential candidate, was born in Salem, Marion county, Illinois, March 19, 1860, son Of Silas Lillard and Maria Jen mings Bryan. His first American ancestor came from Ire land, and settled in the tidewater section Of Virginia. It is known of this pioneer emigrant that he stood as a repre sentative citizen of the state, and that his descendants were classed among the well-to-do familiesengaged in the cultivation Of the soil. They took active interest in the politics of the commonwealth as Democrats, and represented their section in county and state affairs. As farmers, the Bryans Of Virginia were conspicuous for in dustry, frugality and hospitality. They were intensely rellglous, and as leading members of the Baptish church were looked upon as safe advisers on the social, political and moral questions Of their day. In 1752 Joseph T. Bryan left the tidewater section Of Virginia and pushed westward. He located on the side Of a moun tain, Where he found all the conditions necessary for a settler's home. From the site selected for his future dwelling, he looked down through a beautiful valley made fertile by the mountain stream that found its way to the bosom of the Rappahannock. Here he put up a log cabin after the fashion of the settlers, and fitted it for the home of his family, This house still stands as an ell to a more pretentious dwelling on the Side Of Oventop mountain, at the base of Marvey's Rock, the highest peak of the Blue Ridge mountains. About half a mile westward from the old homestead, on a narrow, rocky road, the Bryan meet ing-house, a large, rambling structure, still stands In about the same condition as When the family of the great-great. 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.
