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A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People, Volume 1

John W. Jordan

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Description:ForewordIt was the consensus of opinion of many native residents of Delaware county. Pennsylvania.—men deeply interested in its history and proud of the impress its people have ever made upon the character of the State and Nation— that the time had come when a comprehensive history of this remarkable region would jirove an invaluable contribution to the literature not only of the county itself, but of the commc-.nwealth,' and of the countrv at laree.With this encouragement, and the assistance of unusually well informed antiquarians and annalists, the publishers undertook the present work, "A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People." This includes a comprehensive resume of the history of the county, from its colonization down to the present day. The narrative down to 1862 is based upon the elaborate history of Dr. George Smith, iniblishcd in that year. While not at all slighting the periods covered by that acc()m])lished historian, due attention has been given in the present work, to the marvelous development of the county during the half century which has passed away since the appearance of his publication.In each generation, and at every stage of progress, the people of Delaware county have had the ser\ices of men of the loftiest character and highest capability—in the arts of peace, in statesmanship, in affairs, and in letters. Nor have their accomi)lishments been bounded by their native field. Crossing the mountains, her sons have pushed their way into the valleys of the Ohio and Mississipj)i. and to the Far West, building up new communities, creating new commonwealths, planting, wherever they went, the institutions of religion and education, leading into channels of thrift and enterprise all who gathered about them or into whose midst they came, and proving a power for ideal citizenship and good government.The narrative, at once heroic and pathetic, is not only a noble heritage, but an inspiration to those of the present and of the future, giving emphasis to the pregnant words of Martineau : ''To have had forefathers renowned for honorable deeds, to belong by nature to those who have bravely borne their part in life, and refreshed the world with mighty thoughts and healthy admiration, is a privilege which it were mean and self-willed to despise. It is as a security given for us of old, which it were falsehearted not to redeem; and in virtues bred of a noble stock, mellowed as they are by reverence, there is often a grace and ripeness wanting to self-made and brand-new excellence. Of like value to a people are heroic traditions, giving them a determinate character to sustain among the tribes of men, making them familiar with images of great and strenuous life, and kindling them with faith in glorious possibilities."History proper, of necessity, is a narrative of what has been accomplished by people in the mass, and can take little note of individuals Here begins the mission of the annalist and investigator of the personal lives of those who have borne the heat and burden of the day, in tracing whence and from whom ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People, Volume 1. To get started finding A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: ForewordIt was the consensus of opinion of many native residents of Delaware county. Pennsylvania.—men deeply interested in its history and proud of the impress its people have ever made upon the character of the State and Nation— that the time had come when a comprehensive history of this remarkable region would jirove an invaluable contribution to the literature not only of the county itself, but of the commc-.nwealth,' and of the countrv at laree.With this encouragement, and the assistance of unusually well informed antiquarians and annalists, the publishers undertook the present work, "A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People." This includes a comprehensive resume of the history of the county, from its colonization down to the present day. The narrative down to 1862 is based upon the elaborate history of Dr. George Smith, iniblishcd in that year. While not at all slighting the periods covered by that acc()m])lished historian, due attention has been given in the present work, to the marvelous development of the county during the half century which has passed away since the appearance of his publication.In each generation, and at every stage of progress, the people of Delaware county have had the ser\ices of men of the loftiest character and highest capability—in the arts of peace, in statesmanship, in affairs, and in letters. Nor have their accomi)lishments been bounded by their native field. Crossing the mountains, her sons have pushed their way into the valleys of the Ohio and Mississipj)i. and to the Far West, building up new communities, creating new commonwealths, planting, wherever they went, the institutions of religion and education, leading into channels of thrift and enterprise all who gathered about them or into whose midst they came, and proving a power for ideal citizenship and good government.The narrative, at once heroic and pathetic, is not only a noble heritage, but an inspiration to those of the present and of the future, giving emphasis to the pregnant words of Martineau : ''To have had forefathers renowned for honorable deeds, to belong by nature to those who have bravely borne their part in life, and refreshed the world with mighty thoughts and healthy admiration, is a privilege which it were mean and self-willed to despise. It is as a security given for us of old, which it were falsehearted not to redeem; and in virtues bred of a noble stock, mellowed as they are by reverence, there is often a grace and ripeness wanting to self-made and brand-new excellence. Of like value to a people are heroic traditions, giving them a determinate character to sustain among the tribes of men, making them familiar with images of great and strenuous life, and kindling them with faith in glorious possibilities."History proper, of necessity, is a narrative of what has been accomplished by people in the mass, and can take little note of individuals Here begins the mission of the annalist and investigator of the personal lives of those who have borne the heat and burden of the day, in tracing whence and from whom ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People, Volume 1. To get started finding A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Its People, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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