Biographical Annals Of Montgomery County Pennsylvania PDF Download

Excerpt from Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1: Containing Genealogical Records of Representative Families, Including Many of the Early Settlers and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens The history of this great commonwealth and of many of its subdivisions has been written along civil, political and military lines by various authors and at different times. Each succeeding writer adding a new chapter of annals, or giving a different coloring to a story already told, treating the subject from -a different view point. Or in the full glare of a light which to his predecessor was but dim and uncertain. The splendid narrative affords an inspiration to the men and women of the present day, as it assuredly will to those who are soon to succeed them, and entirely justifies the pregnant words of Martin eau: To have had forefathers renowned for honorable deeds. To belong by nature to those who have bravely home their part in life. And refreshed the world with mighty thoughts and healthy admiration, is a privilege which it were mean and self - willed to despise. It is a security given us of old. Which it were false - hearted not to redeem. And in virtues bred of a noble stock, mellowed as they are by reverence, there is often a grace and ripeness wanting to self - made and brand - new excellence. Of like value to a people are heroic national traditions, giving them a determinate character to sustain among the tribes of men, making them familiar, with images of great and strenuous life, and kind ling them with faith in glorious possibilities. 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.