Library Of American History Vol 2

Author : Samuel L. Knapp
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ISBN 13 : 9781331047780
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Download or read book Library of American History, Vol. 2 written by Samuel L. Knapp and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Library of American History, Vol. 2: A Reprint of Standard Works Connected by Editorial Remarks, Abounding With Copious Notes, Biographical Sketches, and Miscellaneous Matter, Intended to Give the Reader a Full View of American History, From the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time In our first volume of The Library Of American History, we have presented our readers with the biography of the early navigators, from the pen of the accomplished scholar and excellent divine, Dr. Belknap; as also the history of South America, from the renowned historian Dr. Robertson. It was a fairy field, gleaned by a mighty magician, and can never fail of creating a deep interest in the minds of all classes of readers. To these splendid works we have added the two volumes of North American History, from the candid pen of Grahame; which brought down the chain of events from the first settlement of the colonies to the commencement of the reign of William and Mary. The space between that era and the one immediately preceding the revolution, has been supplied from several authorities of accredited correctness. From this period we have taken up Ramsay's lucid history, and continued it to the close of the first volume of our work; and shall go on with it until he closes his immortal labours in 1807. From this date we shall continue the Library from choice works down to the present time, making free use of those abundant and rich materials which are to be found scattered everywhere in the pathway of the diligent searcher after truth. Facts shine upon facts, and that which was once obscure becomes bright as day; and we trust that if a liberal patronage is extended to sustain us in these labours, that we shall be able to produce a work not only of reference, but of pleasant reading, in matters and things appertaining to our country, which has not heretofore been in our possession in any connexion with historical documents. The epochs in our history should follow each other in succession, in order that we may see distinctly the progress of intelligence among the people of the United States; for "in every country, whether ancient or modern, whose annals I have examined, I have found such indications of gradual advancement, that it has become the tendency of my mind to believe, that the history of the human species would, if sufficiently contemplated by the moral philosopher, with due regard to the principles and necessities of our nature, he found to exhibit from its earliest period a course of continuous improvement;" and in none more so than our own. We are the only nation who have no age of fable. The record was made and kept, as soon as the deed was accomplished, and to do our fathers justice we should not suffer one word of that record to escape us. 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.