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Excerpt from History of Edgefield County From the Earliest Settlement
From his boyhood the author was a great reader and student Of history. Nothing pleased him better than to get hold of some good book telling of the deeds Of other times, and stories Of Marion and his men, and others of that heroic age. Unfor tunately, books that told the history of that period were too few; but he had Weems'' Life of W ashington and Of Marion, and a book Of American Biographies published in 1830, all of which were well suited to cultivate a taste for history and make the reader long for more.
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From his boyhood the author was a great reader and student Of history. Nothing pleased him better than to get hold of some good book telling of the deeds Of other times, and stories Of Marion and his men, and others of that heroic age. Unfor tunately, books that told the history of that period were too few; but he had Weems'' Life of W ashington and Of Marion, and a book Of American Biographies published in 1830, all of which were well suited to cultivate a taste for history and make the reader long for more.
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
Contributors
Author
John Abney Chapman
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528387965
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 530
Paperback
Contributors
Author
John Abney Chapman
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330825327
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 532
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