The Genius Of Horace Greeley

Author : L. D. Ingersoll
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ISBN 13 : 9781330955956
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Horace Greeley written by L. D. Ingersoll and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Horace Greeley: With Graphic Notices of Important Historical Events, Political Movements, and Eminent Journalists, Politicians and Statesmen, of His Times Soon after the death of Horace Greeley, I was advised to write a biography of him. I had occupied much time for many years in studies preparatory to the composition of a historical work upon American politics, and was already familiar with most of the events of Mr. Greeley's life. I felt some hesitancy in undertaking such a task, believing that others more capable would write more acceptably. But some of my friends urged the matter so earnestly that I finally yielded to the arguments which were advanced in behalf of a biography of the Great Editor. The result is herewith submitted to the public. I have not written so much for scholars and men of letters as for the people, of whom Horace Greeley was one. He was never at ease in polite society; or, it might with more exactness, perhaps, be stated, polite society never was at ease with him. He was ever making himself vulnerable to criticisms of etiquette. In delineating his life I shall, perhaps, be guilty of a like offense. I do not say this to deprecate criticism, but only to ask a candid examination of the object with which the volume has been written. My design has been to so construct the work that it would present a connected series of portraits of Mr. Greeley, in his multiform manifestations of character and genius, rather than a strictly chronological account of his life, whereby the unity of time would be preserved in the penalty of a succession of broken pictures. 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.