The Speeches And Public Letters Of The Hon Joseph Howe Volume 1

Author : Joseph Howe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334446030
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Speeches and Public Letters of Joseph Howe (Based Upon Mr. Annand's Edition of 1858), Vol. 1 of 2 written by Joseph Howe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Speeches and Public Letters of Joseph Howe (Based Upon Mr. Annand's Edition of 1858), Vol. 1 of 2: 1804-1848 The first edition of Mr. Howe's Speeches and Letters was published toward the end of 1858. That compilation, though nominally the work of another, was, as his contemporaries and relatives assure us, the work of his own hand. He selected the material for the edition, spent six months in the United States over seeing the printing, and after the books were issued he personally arranged for the sale and distribution. He stated in later years that the volumes contained the outpouring of his spirit, and he often expressed his intention of bringing out a third volume. That in tention was frustrated by his death. Many of his admirers have expressed a wish to have a complete edition of his works, and His Excellency the governor-general of Canada (the Right Hon. Earl Grey), in an address before the Canadian Club of Halifax, reminded Canadians of their duty in that regard. Stimulated by the views so expressed, the publishers of The Morning Chronicle decided to issue a work containing all Mr. Howe's important speeches and public writings. Down to the close of 1858, the present edition is as Mr. Howe would have it, with the exception of Chapter XXIV., which deals with some notable events of his life. Nothing has been added, and the matter is substantially the same as in the earlier edition. The material has been arranged in chronological order and divided into chapters; some slight errors in the text have been corrected, and head-notes have been inserted. Careful research has been made for the speeches and writings from 1858 to the time of his death, and all of these which have any permanent value are included in this edition. On all the vexed questions of public policy on which he took sides, it has been deemed best to permit Mr. Howe to be his own interpreter. A Chronology, an Index, and two Portraits of Mr. Howe have been included. 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.