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Excerpt from The Life of Henry George: First and Second Periods
His father''s blood was English, with a tradition of Welsh; his mother''s blood English and Scottish. In the main he came of middle-class stock. The only persons among his ancestors who achieved any distinction were his grandfathers; on his mother''s side, J ohn Vallance, a na tive of Glasgow, Scotland, who became an engraver of repute in this country in the early days of the republic and whose name may be seen on some of the commissions signed by President Washington and on his father''s side, Richard George, born in Yorkshire, England, who was one of the well-known shipmasters of Philadelphia when that city was the commercial metropolis of the new world.
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His father''s blood was English, with a tradition of Welsh; his mother''s blood English and Scottish. In the main he came of middle-class stock. The only persons among his ancestors who achieved any distinction were his grandfathers; on his mother''s side, J ohn Vallance, a na tive of Glasgow, Scotland, who became an engraver of repute in this country in the early days of the republic and whose name may be seen on some of the commissions signed by President Washington and on his father''s side, Richard George, born in Yorkshire, England, who was one of the well-known shipmasters of Philadelphia when that city was the commercial metropolis of the new world.
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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Henry George Jr.
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260597618
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 354
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Contributors
Author
Henry George Jr.
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333501228
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 356
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