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Excerpt from Armstrong County, Vol. 1 of 2: Pennsylvania, Her People, Past and Present; Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families
Local history affords the best method of preserving national history, and this is part of the story of American development; but personal biographies are of much greater assistance in linking the past with the present. The names of Armstrong''s pioneers are indissolubly linked with those of their present descend ants; the work would be incomplete if reference to the citizens of the county now living were omitted. Many are the natives of this county who are more than locally famous. Few other divisions of this Commonwealth can show so varied a list of those whose works have made them prominent above their fellow citizens.
He who expects to find the ''work entirely free from errors or defects has little knowledge of the difficulties attending the preparation of a work of this kind, and should indulgently bear in mind that it is much easier to be critical than to be correct. It is, therefore, trusted that the history will be received by the public in that generous spirit which is satisfied with honest and conscientious effort.
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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.
Local history affords the best method of preserving national history, and this is part of the story of American development; but personal biographies are of much greater assistance in linking the past with the present. The names of Armstrong''s pioneers are indissolubly linked with those of their present descend ants; the work would be incomplete if reference to the citizens of the county now living were omitted. Many are the natives of this county who are more than locally famous. Few other divisions of this Commonwealth can show so varied a list of those whose works have made them prominent above their fellow citizens.
He who expects to find the ''work entirely free from errors or defects has little knowledge of the difficulties attending the preparation of a work of this kind, and should indulgently bear in mind that it is much easier to be critical than to be correct. It is, therefore, trusted that the history will be received by the public in that generous spirit which is satisfied with honest and conscientious effort.
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
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ISBN - 9780266602118
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Page Count - 600
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ISBN - 9781331986683
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Page Count - 602
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