History of the American Nation, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History of the American Nation, Vol. 1The reader has no reason to quarrel with the facts of History, but it is his privilege and duty to deduce from them. His own inferences. In these latter days public docu ments are published to the world, thus the materials for writing history become accessible. By this means the leading facts of the late Civil War are as well known to-day as they ever will be. Some incidents and complica tions in the careers of individuals will be revealed only when the Life and Times of each comes to be written. This latter class of material, unfortunately often largely embellished and explained by, perhaps, unconscious apolo gies and after-thoughts, may throw light upon personal motives and actions, but will shed little upon the great events themselves. For in that exciting period statesmen groped their way, no man saw the end from the beginning. The same may be said of the unforeseen consequences of our interference on behalf of Cuba and the war that ensued thereon. An overruling Hand brought about the great result, not by the plannings of men, but in spite of them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.