History Of North America Comprising A Geographical And Statistical View Of The United States And Of The British Canadian Possessions Including A Great Variety Of Important Information On The Subject Of Emigrating To That Country Embellished With Plates And Maps PDF Download

Excerpt from History of North America, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising, a Geographical and Statistical View of the United States, and of the British Canadian Possessions; Including a Great Variety of Important Information on the Subject of Emigrating to That Country IN presenting this work to the public, the Editor has been principally solicitous to lay before his read ers important facts; he has aimed much more to in form, than to amuse; he trusts, however, that its pages will not be found void of interest, even to those who read principally for amusement. The ori gin and rise of a mighty empire, however distant in point 'of time, and however little connected with present events, cannot be contemplated without feel ings powerfufly awakened. But when this empire has started into life in our own times; when its con cerns are intimately connected with our own desti nies, and come home to every man's business and bosom, it; becomes then an object of intense interest; and every individual must be anxious to be ao quainted with the mighty events which have produ oed so singular a phenomenon in the history of the world. It is not only the philosopher and the poli tician that are interested in the subjects treated of in this work; the humble cottager, and the industrious artizan are equally concerned in the destinies of a New World, which Providence in its mercy seems to have prepared as an asylum from the persecutions. 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.