John Langdon (Classic Reprint)
| Preis: | 11.95 EUR* (inkl. MWST zzgl. Versand - Preis kann jetzt höher sein!) |
| Versand: | 0.00 EUR Versandkostenfrei innerhalb von Deutschland |
| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Corning, Charles R.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from John Langdon The 19th of April is a date of singular significance in the calendar of American history. It is also a day of peculiar endearment to every patriot heart. Lexington and Concord, the announcement of peace with Great Britain, the passage of the Massachusetts Sixth through the scowling and hissing mobs of secession in Baltimore city. Oh, rich, natal day of Independence and Union! How we of this generation, almost touching the dial hands of another century, should remember and honor this auspicious day. Let us resolve that the bright fire of this society be annually kindled, that its members, the descendants of those who struck the first blow for national supremacy may commingle with those who, eighty-six years later, struck the last blow that made this nation one and indivisible. Here let us renew our oaths of perpetual allegiance to the welfare of our country; here let us try ourselves by the lofty standard of the fathers, and be inspired by their revered memory. Wednesday, the 19th of April, 1775, was no surprise to the Sons of Liberty. The storm had long been growing dark and the air was full of electricity; only the final spark needed to be touched. For ten years the possibility of war had been felt by the leaders. For two years, at least, its probability had been realized by the people. For a month its certainty was recognized by friend and foe. General Gage was a tried soldier who knew the temper and the fibre of the Americans, for he had fought side by side with Washington at Braddock´s defeat twenty years before; he saw the situation and read aright the signs of the times. Sam Adams, more radical than the Revolution itself, and John Hancock, the man of station and wealth, spoke the loudest. The orders were given, and the redcoats, embarking at the foot of Boston common, were silently rowed across the Charles to the Cambridge shore, whence they began their early morning march. And so, in characters of blood, was written the birth of American independence. 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.
* Preis kann jetzt höher sein. Den aktuellen Stand und Informationen zu den Versandkosten finden sie auf der Homepage unseres Partners.
Folgende Produkte könnten dir ebenso gefallen
