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Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence: The Declaration Historical Considered, And a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected With the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal ConstitutionThere are lessons of deep, abiding interest, and of inestimable value, to be learned in studying the lives of the men who perilled their all to secure the blessed inheritance of free ins...

Excerpt from A Pictorial Description of Ohio: Comprising a Sketch of Its Physical Geography, History, Political Divisions, Resources, Government and Constitution, Antiquities, Public Lands, EtcAlthough this work is designed especially for the use of the people of Ohio, t the information which it contains will be found valuable to all, in every rt of the Union, for as we are E Pluribus Unum - many in one -what er relates to one member of the co...

Excerpt from The Fall of Bexar: A Texian TaleBut while all this glorious realization of the most sanguine dreams of the colonists, was adding increased strength to enterprise, the uncurbed ambition of the Mexican chief, that had succumbed to temporary restraint by the hand of policy, began to grow eager for an exercise of its strength, and the patriot Santa Anna looked with hope and expectation upon the imperial purple that fell from Iturbide ...

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Excerpt from The Fall of Bexar: A Texian Tale Yet they at length saw the aggressions of their chief, and in concert with Texas, asked for a restraint upon the strides of 1118 ambi tion. Santa Anna saw the disaffection, knew there was no time to be lost, and resolved to secure the throne of Anahuac while power was yet in his hands, with a promise of aid from the other provinces. Texas unfurled her banner, and declared, not hostility to the gov...

Excerpt from A Pictorial Description of Ohio: Comprising a Sketch of Its Physical Geography, History, Political Divisions, Resources, Government and Constitution, Antiquities, Public Lands, Etc In presenting the following pages to the reading public, we desire to disclaim all pretensions to originality, our labors having been directed chiefly to the arrangement and condensation of facts developed and recorded by others, in such manner and wit...

Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence: The Declaration Historical Considered, And a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected With the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal Constitution There are lessons of deep, abiding interest, and of inestimable value, to be learned in studying the lives of the men who perilled their all to secure the blessed inheritance of free i...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The men who formed the United States came from all thirteen colonies. The real Josiah Bartlett did come from New Hampshire. John Adams was a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower, one of the reasons he was referred to as a "Son of Liberty." Samuel Adams' business almost went bankrupt because he preferred politics to commerce. There was a real Mr. Whipple who ran a mercantile business in New Hampshire. John Hart was a farmer from New Jersey...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...