The History of North and South America, From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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To compose such a historical epitome scattered materials, is a difficulty of such to discourage the attempt; and to abridge an original, where there is nothing super uous, nothing the reader would wish omitted, is a design, which to many will seem to border on temerity. But this abridgement has been preferred, as it is attended with the least chance of disappoint ment; and to borrow is not dishonorable, when the obligation is candidly acknowledged.
In what relates to South America, dr. Robertson's history has, therefore, been implicitly followed. His arrangement of the subject, his chronological order, and his very style have been adopted, as the best that can be chosen. To condense his details, to introduce only the most prominent and characteristic events, has been the principal effort, and invariable purpose of the epitomiser: endeavouring as he progressed, to preserve nu broken, the connexion and continuity of events; and in the A? Whole, to present the reader with a brief, but interesting view, of one of the most important aras in the annals of the world.
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To compose such a historical epitome scattered materials, is a difficulty of such to discourage the attempt; and to abridge an original, where there is nothing super uous, nothing the reader would wish omitted, is a design, which to many will seem to border on temerity. But this abridgement has been preferred, as it is attended with the least chance of disappoint ment; and to borrow is not dishonorable, when the obligation is candidly acknowledged.
In what relates to South America, dr. Robertson's history has, therefore, been implicitly followed. His arrangement of the subject, his chronological order, and his very style have been adopted, as the best that can be chosen. To condense his details, to introduce only the most prominent and characteristic events, has been the principal effort, and invariable purpose of the epitomiser: endeavouring as he progressed, to preserve nu broken, the connexion and continuity of events; and in the A? Whole, to present the reader with a brief, but interesting view, of one of the most important aras in the annals of the world.
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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."
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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9781332707133
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages308
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