An Appeal to the Record (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Appeal to the Record In the year 1900 I wrote a Life of John Brown. It was published by Crane & Company, Topeka. It was recognized by reviewers and writers everywhere as a work of high order, written on true historical lines, one which sought to elevate the writing of Kansas history from the degradation of mere personal abuse of individuals to which it had been trampled by Thayer, Robinson, and, at the instigation of the latter, G. W. Brown. The Robinson influence was not satisfied with my book. G. W. Brown had defamed Kansas history and those who strove against the border ruffians on our fair prairies to uplift humanity and erect here a great State dedicated to human liberty. When my book appeared, there was deep silence at Lawrence, but recourse was had to this man Brown: he was instigated to again attack with malice those who fought back the ruffians from our borders and raised Kansas to the stars through difficulties. The result is a volume of 158 pages, entitled "False Claims, " by G. W. Brown, in which I am called a liar some hundreds of times "in argument." Each member of the Legislature has been presented with a copy by one who shall remain nameless by me, and the donor has been thanked for the act of generosity. The design which prompted the gift was not a generous one. 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.