The Washington Sketch Book (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 21.06.2016 - 286 Seiten Excerpt from The Washington Sketch Book The writer of these pages had occasion, some years since, to peruse the discussions in Congress on the establishment of a Seat of Government. He afterward read a paper on the subj ect before the New York and Maryland Historical Societies, which was published in Hunt's Merchant's Magazine, and went through two editions in pamphlet form. It has been so often referred to in other works on Washington that he has been induced to think a new edition in an abbreviated and more pop ular form would be acceptable, in connection with other articles and selections which have been published at various times in the Knick. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |