Memoir of Josiah White

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Excerpt from Memoir of Josiah White: Showing His Connection With the Introduction and Use of Anthracite Coal and Iron, and the Construction of Some of the Canals and Railroads of Pennsylvania, EtcIN the preparation of the following memoir of Josiah White, it has been the object of the writer to endeavor not only to portray the life of the indi vidual as a man and a Christian, illustrating how energy and industry, with strict integrity of char acter, by the blessing of Providence, meet with their sure reward, which has been verified in the history of most of our prominent men in all pro fessions of life, who have been the architects of their own fortunes, but also chie¿y to depict some of the difficulties he had to encounter, as a pio neer, in the successful development of the vast mineral resources of our State, in which he took a leading and active part.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.