Présentation de l'éditeur
The reader, as he lays down the first volume of this work, will say, After aU, there can be no picture of a mans life so vivid as that which is drawn by his own hand. And it is a matter of regret that Mr. Weed left unfinished the record which he began; that he was prevented, by various causes, from continuing the story of his youth, with the same freedom and minuteness of detaU, down through years which witnessed the contest in Kansas; the co Uapse of the old Whig party and the birth of its successor; the dissolution of the firm of Seward, Weed Grreeley, and the war for the Union. In devoting the ensuing pages largely to the period between 1840 and 1882, and more particularly to that between 1850 and 1867, the writer is but carrying out the purpose which his grandfather cherished. When possible, as it has been often, Mr. Weed sown words, in well-remembered conversations, in newspaper articles, or in unpublished fragments of autobiography, have been employed. As frequently, the narrative is carried on by selections from the letters which passed between him and other public men. Written without reserve, and of course without a thought of publication, these letters illumine with wonderful distinctness and fidelity, not only the characters of those who wrote them, but the times in which they lived. No. 12 West Twelfth Street, New Yohk, December,
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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