Recollections of Seventy Years (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Augustus L. Chetlain

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332744974 ISBN 13 : 9781332744978

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a firsthand portrait of Galena’s birth and the rugged beginnings of a frontier town. This memoir offers a vivid look at the lead mining era in the Northwest, the people who built Galena, and the challenges they faced as the region grew from a mining camp into a lasting community. Readers will glimpse daily life, early commerce, and the personalities who shaped early Illinois and the surrounding Midwest.

Set against the rise of fevered mining and bustling river trade, the narrative traces how settlers arrived, formed a town, and laid the groundwork for a lasting community. It blends personal recollection with historical context, spotlighting the founders, merchants, and steamboat captains who defined the era. The author also recounts encounters with notable figures and the era’s evolving politics, culture, and industry.

• An on‑the‑ground view of early 19th‑century mining communities and the infrastructure they built.


• Profiles of leading citizens, traders, and river captains who helped Galena grow.


• Connections between local history and broader Midwest development, including immigration and settlement patterns.


• Personal recollections that illuminate the social fabric of frontier life and its enduring legacy.

Ideal for readers of American frontier history and local Midwest heritage, especially those curious about howGalena and its region emerged from the mining frontier to become a lasting community.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For several years past my friends have suggested to me that I write the recollections of my long and somewhat eventful life. I hesitated to undertake the task for the reason that I had not been accustomed to write for publication. A year ago I reached the conclusion that if such a work was ever to be done, it should be begun at once. My memory has always been exceptionally good and reliable. In giving to the world my recollections of seventy years, as found in the following )age?, I have made no effort at fine writing, but have endeavored to state facts in such a way as to make them intelligible. What I give in these pages is not an autobiography, but rather my impression of men and tilings, especially of men, as 1have seen and known them. The readers, whoever they may be, old or young, cannot fail to find something in this book which will interest them. With best wishes to them for health, prosperity and long life, I am, Sincerely, THE AUTHOR.
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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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332744974
• ISBN 13: 9781332744978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
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