Recollections of Samuel Breck: With Passages From His Note-Books (1771-1862) (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Samuel Breck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331483069 ISBN 13: 9781331483069

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Recollections of Samuel Breck: With Passages From His Note-Books (1771-1862)

The book rests its claim to notice not on the reputa tion or character of Mr. Breck. Those who knew that courteous and honorable gentleman will read it with the more interest, and will testify to his integrity, his obstinate firmness in principle, his sound judgment and his generous nature. Some of these qualities will be discovered by the reader from the book itself; and no one can be familiar with Mr. Breek's private writings and not have a hearty confidence in his truthfulness and candor. Nor does the book profess to add import ant facts to history, although in two or three cases, as in the account of the naval encounter in Boston Harbor and his report of judge Peters's explanation of the arrest of Flower, it may be that he has added to our acquaintance with historical facts. The real value of the book will be readily perceived to lie in its power to reconstruct the past for us as a living force.

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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.

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Excerpt from Recollections of Samuel Breck: With Passages From His Note-Books (1771-1862) Mr. Samuel Breck, whose recollections occupy this volume, died in Philadelphia, August 31, 1862, at the age of ninety-one years and forty-six days. His memory, which was excellent to the last, could thus span the entire period embraced in the history of our country from the beginning of the war for Independence to that of the war for Union. The incidents in his life were varied; his early associations were with the best society in Boston, his native town; his education in France gave him not only a familiarity with foreign life, but an intimate acquaintance with the French exiles and travellers to this country; his public life took him to Harrisburg and Washington, and made him a valued member not only of the government of Philadelphia, but of various charitable, literary and financial institutions; while his social position enabled him to associate with the most educated and refined classes in the city. 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.

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1771-1862

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331483069
• ISBN 13: 9781331483069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318