Uniac, His Life, Struggle, and Fall (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Uniac, His Life, Struggle, and FallI was a personal friend of the subject of this book, and knew him in private as well as in public life. I saw day by day his character and talents displayed to their best advantage. After he had charmed thousands by his power and eloquence, and had been instrumental in saving many from the drunkard's awful fate, his fall on the 17th 'of March, 1869, in the State of Connecticut, was as unexpected as it was sad.From that dark day, I, with other friends, followed him, trying to help him in his struggles against the terri ble power of appetite, and after we had the joy of see ing him stand up once more in all the strength of his true manhood, I became his constant companion until his sad death.A few weeks after this event, I became convinced that the story of his life ought to go before the world, believing that if read by the young men of the country it would do good. I conferred with other personal friends and with prominent temperance men, and all agreed as to the importance of having it accomplished. With many misgivings in regard to my ability to do justice to the subject, and with a prayer to God for assistance, I began the work.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.