Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher:
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Pages : 752
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans ... from Original Full Length Paintings by A. Chappel. With Biographical and Historical Narratives
Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 752
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans ... from Original Full Length Paintings by A. Chappel. With Biographical and Historical Narratives
Author: Evert Augustus DUYCKINCKPublisher:
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans
Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans
Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans
Author: Evert A. DuyckinckNational Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans
Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans from Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel, with Biographical and Historical Narratives, by Evert A. Duyckinck,...
Author: Evert A. DuyckinckNational Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. 1 of 2
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ISBN: 9781331302575
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Excerpt from National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. 1 of 2: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc; From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel; With Biographical and Historical Narratives "The proper study of mankind," says the poet, "is man" - an adage which has many applications in history and science, but which may be taken as a peculiar compliment to the more personal narratives of biography. The great events of the world move by us in stately procession, and it is right that they should be regarded as the aggregate work of the race; but they are not to be folly understood or appreciated till we penetrate to the motives and opportunities of the individuals who have lived and died for the grand result. Then our hearts are warmed, our resolves strengthened, and our hopes encouraged to increase and magnify our own parts in the ever-acting drama. Biography may be said to be the key to history. It admits us into the privacies and behind the scenes, and makes us acquainted with the separate parts of the great whole. In some respects the sight may be calculated to diminish our admiration; but this is only at a casual view, and to an inferior order of observers. There will always be found great actors as the supporters of great events. "Nothing," as Lear says, "can come of nothing." Where there is substantial triumph, there must have been honest effort. This is true of all illustrious achievements. The reader of the following pages will, we trust, find it hold good of our own American history. During the struggle of our Revolution, our fathers, in the midst of their trials and sufferings, consoled themselves with the thought that they were toiling for great national benefits which their posterity would enjoy; and surely as they built upon this sure word of hope, we, in looking for the sources of our present prosperity, may infer their virtues. 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.
National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc., Etc., From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel. With Biographical and Historical Narratives, by Evert A. Duyckinck
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Languages : en
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. 2 Of 2
Author: Evert Augustus DuyckinckPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484746519
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Excerpt from National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. 2 of 2: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc;, Etc In this letter we may read the aged man backward, from his steadfast, methodical desk in the House of Representatives, to the little boy at his mother's side in Braintree. The childhood shows the man as morn ing shows the day. He was an Old fashioned, studious youth, nurtured amidst grave scenes of duty, early in harness, a resolute worker from his cra dle to his grave. The next year the boy is taken with his father, on board the frigate Boston, on his first mission to France followed, in her first letter after the separation. 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.