The American Portrait Gallery: With Biographical Sketches of Presidents, Statesmen, Military and Naval Heroes, Clergymen, Authors, Poets, Etc, Vol. 02 (Classic Reprint)

But while studying and admiring our general national history, our attention is directed to individual history, or biography, upon which the interest of the whole depends. As History involves the consideration of Biography, brief bio graphical sketches, in turn, excite a desire to know more of the characters and their relation to history. The two branches are indeed intimately connected, and greatly dependent upon each other. Biog raphy is, in fact, History teaching by example. To the force and efficacy of example, Biography adds the weight of precept. It improves our understanding, and enlarges our stores of useful knowledge ;bringing to our assistance the experience of others by presenting to our minds a picture of their projects and achievements; of their manners, pursuits, attainments, and mode of thinking; and thus, not only gratifies our curiosity, but teaches us wisdom, and suggests a variety of interesting reflections. It is the object of this work to convey useful information illustrative of the lives of those whose portraits appear within its pages ;and ID each sketch to give the most important incidents in the career of its subject. In so condensed a compilation much of interest is of necessity omitted. But in a general and authentic outline, with a few words of personal description, may be found enough to distinctly characterize each individual. The dates, it is believed, are accurate. The same may be said of the allusions to leading events. The entire collection will be found reliable for reference by the reader of the present, and of the future.
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