The Kennebunkport And Arundel Maine Record Book

Author : Charles Bradbury
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ISBN 13 : 9781331925637
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book History of Kennebunk Port written by Charles Bradbury and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Kennebunk Port: From Its First Discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold, May 14, 1602, to A. D. 1837 Under a government like ours, where every man is required to take a part in the administration of public affairs, either at the ballot box, or in the halls of legislation, it is of the utmost importance that all should possess some knowledge of the science of government. In order to this, the study of history is indispensably necessary. By observing the causes of the various changes from prosperity to adversity, from poverty to wealth, from order to anarchy, from freedom to despotism, and all the revolutions that are constantly in operation, we can profit by the wisdom, and take warning from the errors of our predecessors. As every one has a more direct agency in the management of town affairs, the history of his own town ought to become his first study. In attending to this, he necessarily becomes acquainted with the history of his own state and country, which ultimately leads him to the knowledge of the history of the whole world. It cannot, however, be expected that the history of a town of so little importance as Kennebunk-port, particularly while under the names of Cape-Porpoise and Arundel, can contain much matter of interest, even to its own inhabitants, much less to general readers. In treating upon the early history of the town, it is to be regretted that so little is known of the events and circumstances connected with its first settlement, and of the troubles of the early inhabitants with the natives of the country. There is not a town in the state, perhaps in the union, the history of which cannot be more distinctly traced than that of Kennebunk-port; and it is therefore impossible to give a topographical description of it, previous to the time from which the town records have been preserved, without incorporating with it much of the general history of the state. 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.