Moores Historical Biographical And Miscellaneous Gatherings In The Form Of Disconnected Notes Relative To Printers Printing Publishing And Editing Of Books Newspapers Magazines And Other Literary Productionssuch As The Early Publications Of New England The United States

Author : John W. Moore
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ISBN 13 : 9781330915356
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Moore's Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings written by John W. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Moore's Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings: In the Form of Disconnected Notes Relative to Printers, Printing, Publishing, and Editing of Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Other Literary Productions, Such as the Early Publications of New England, the United States, and the World, From the Discovery O Readers of the following sketches will perhaps notice that they appear as found and collected, and that they combine the language and style of many different persons, some wedded to the writings as well as the customs of their youth; therefore the quaintness of expression, which will be observed, may possibly be more marked than I am aware of, yet the manner is not wholly unintentional. To some persons simple language may not have the attractions that are presented by the writings of many authors of the present day, whose chief study is elegance of expression; but may we not, by adopting a flowery style, lose in clearness, in strength, in conciseness, and even in beauty? No one, unless he has at some time undertaken to compile Notes gathered from among the forgotten or perishing records of the past, can conceive the unwearied labor that is requisite for such an undertaking. On going over the great field occupied by men who have been more or less identified with the printing, publishing, and editing of newspapers, periodicals, and other works, I have culled much that would have been forever lost but for this effort. Should my gatherings prove less useful than I could wish, the fault is in myself and not in the subject. When I commenced the task of gathering what could be found relative to Manchester newspapers, I had little idea of the magnitude of the information that the old newspaper files and dusty records would reveal; nor did I know how one paper would lead to the examination of another, until there seemed to be no end to what I desired to search for; and what I now present by no means exhausts the mine I have opened, and into which, if life, health, and strength are given me, I intend to explore yet deeper, gathering hidden material that may help to complete a History of the Press in New Hampshire, if not of the United States. It will be seen that I have mentioned several thousand publications, newspaper men and women, and things connected with them, and with printing and publishing. All such important historical and biographical information, with dates and names of persons and places, are given as found in documents examined, and from recollections of individuals with whom I have conversed. Errors in names and dates may consequently appear, and I trust will be pardoned. 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.