Heroes of California

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Excerpt from Heroes of California: The Story of the Founders of the Golden State as Narrated by Themselves or Gleaned From Other Sources During all ages it has been recognized that nothing stimulates most men to heroism and nobility so much as the example Of their fellows. From all time the acts Of the noble and brave have been recited to incite to emulation those who listen. All war songs have this origin, and Napoleon could think of nothing more powerful to say, when his soldiers were about to fight in the presence of the sphinx and pyramids of the Nile, than: Forty centuries gaze down upon you. This principle is recognized, also, in the Scriptural records, where, to stimulate converts Of the Christian faith to live the new life demanded of them, the writer, after recounting the wonderful deeds of the heroes Of the past, added these words: Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. As all need constant inspiration to noble endeavor, and as Californians especially have many witnesses who proved themselves great and heroic souls in the past, it has been my aim to present in these pages a series of pictures of their heroism, hoping that my readers may thereby be encouraged to emulate them in spirit, if not in deed. 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.