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Excerpt from Public Improvements Secured in the Northern Section of the District of Columbia by the Brightwood Avenue Citizens Association an AddressThat you may thoroughly appreciate the condition of this community, let me say, that less than a decade ago Brightwood was almost as inaccessible as Rock Creek Park is today which, as you know, Mr. Commissioner, is but little better known than when prehistoric men chipped their stone axes in the q...

Excerpt from The Defenses of WashingtonGeneral Mansfield was chief engineer officer in locating the forts, and with him, among other officers, was Major Horatio G. Wright, who afterwards became commander of the Sixth Army Corps.The security of the capital being paramount, the sites were taken possession of as a military necessity, and, as a rule, the lands in front of the forts and trenches were cleared for a considerable distance, the timber ...

Excerpt from The Unveiling of a Statue to the Memory of Alexander R. Shepherd in Front of the District Building, Washington, D. C. May 3, 1909Alexander R. Shepherd, Governor of the District of Columbia, 1873-4, died in Batopilas, State of Chihuahua, Mexico, on September 12, -1902.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...

Excerpt from Biography of Matthew Gault Emery: With an Account of the Tributes to His Memory and a Sketch of Mrs. Matthew G. EmeryThere is no death! the stars go downTo rise upon some other shore.And bright in heaven's jeweled crownThey shine forevermore.The memory of the life of a good man is a precious legacy. The career of Matthew Gault Emery, whose name was synonymous for honesty, truth, and fidelity, whose deeds and noble life were an exa...

Excerpt from American Bankers Association: Souvenir Volume of the Washington MeetingThe local Financial Institutions are properly worthy of consideration and we are proud of them. Five papers, therefore, are contained in a final section in which is given an account of the beginnings, development, and present condition of such institu tions in the District of Columbia.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare an...

Excerpt from Life of Samuel Sullivan CoxMr. Cox's energies as a legislator were rather on humanitarian than strictly political lines. One of his eulogists, of a race which had been the vic tim of prejudice and oppression in many lands and for many centuries, characterized him as a strong and wise defender of the oppressed of all climes and of all faiths. His humanity was broad and deep. Wherever was persecution, the first to spring to the fron...

Life of Samuel Sullivan Cox is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publis...

Excerpt from The Unveiling of a Statue to the Memory of Alexander R. Shepherd in Front of the District Building, Washington, D. C. May 3, 1909Alexander R. Shepherd, Governor of the District of Columbia, 1873-4, died in Batopilas, State of Chihuahua, Mexico, on September 12, -1902.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...

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Excerpt from Public Improvements Secured in the Northern Section of the District of Columbia by the Brightwood Avenue Citizens Association an Address At the request of our executive committee, I have come all the way from the capital of the State of Tennessee, where I was sent to represent the District of Columbia at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition by the District Commissioners, to make an address of welcome. It is therefore my happy priv...

Excerpt from The Defenses of WashingtonGeneral Mansfield was chief engineer officer in locating the forts, and with him, among other officers, was Major Horatio G. Wright, who afterwards became commander of the Sixth Army Corps.The security of the capital being paramount, the sites were taken possession of as a military necessity, and, as a rule, the lands in front of the forts and trenches were cleared for a considerable distance, the timber ...

Excerpt from Biography of Matthew Gault Emery: With an Account of the Tributes to His Memory and a Sketch of Mrs. Matthew G. Emery There is no death! the stars go down To rise upon some other shore. And bright in heaven's jeweled crown They shine forevermore. The memory of the life of a good man is a precious legacy. The career of Matthew Gault Emery, whose name was synonymous for honesty, truth, and fidelity, whose deeds and noble life were...

Excerpt from American Bankers Association: Souvenir Volume of the Washington MeetingThe local Financial Institutions are properly worthy of consideration and we are proud of them. Five papers, therefore, are contained in a final section in which is given an account of the beginnings, development, and present condition of such institu tions in the District of Columbia.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare an...

Excerpt from Life of Samuel Sullivan Cox Mr. Cox's energies as a legislator were rather on humanitarian than strictly political lines. One of his eulogists, of a race which had been the vic tim of prejudice and oppression in many lands and for many centuries, characterized him as a strong and wise defender of the oppressed of all climes and of all faiths. His humanity was broad and deep. Wherever was persecution, the first to spring to the fr...

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