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Excerpt from In the Wake of War: A Tale of the South, Under Carpet-Bagger Administration
In the first years of the present century it was the location of an Indian agency in charge of that incomparable patriot and scholar, Colonel Return J. Meigs. Here he built his rude log cabin, and divided his time between the management of the Cherokees and the study of Greek Classics.
Upon the rough shelf above his desk stood a row of books containing Herodotus, Homer, Thucydides and other classics, in the original. An adventurer from the distant settlements noticed these books, and turning to Colonel Meigs, asked: Do you speak Greek, Colonel?
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In the first years of the present century it was the location of an Indian agency in charge of that incomparable patriot and scholar, Colonel Return J. Meigs. Here he built his rude log cabin, and divided his time between the management of the Cherokees and the study of Greek Classics.
Upon the rough shelf above his desk stood a row of books containing Herodotus, Homer, Thucydides and other classics, in the original. An adventurer from the distant settlements noticed these books, and turning to Colonel Meigs, asked: Do you speak Greek, Colonel?
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
Verne S. Pease
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267186525
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 440
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Contributors
Author
Verne S. Pease
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330747032
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 442
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