Washington at Tarrytown
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Raymond, Marcius D.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Washington at Tarrytown: A Paper Read Before the Tarrytown Historical Society The gathering up of the fragments of our local history, of the leaflets of tradition, and their pious preservation from the ruthless devastation of time, is a sufficient justification for the existence of this Society. It is not a meaningless mission, a mere innocuous sentiment, a diversion, without worthy and useful aim and results; it is a means of instruction as well as a theme of interest. The present is but the projected past - the life evolved from yesterday, and throbbing with impulses received from it. Observing what is, we look for causes - we look backwards. And we find that nothing happens by chance. For instance, Tarrytown was not an accident. The mighty convulsions of nature that separated the rock-ribbed hills on the east from the west, and opened up a way for the waters of our noble River - and the broad Tappan Zee, environed by our castellated heights, with fertile slopes between inviting the sturdy Dutch burghers hither, was not an accident; it was Providence. And the rich legacy which has come down from them to us of faithful, patriotic. God-fearing, well-ordered lives, may well be prized as among our choicest treasures. The story of those times, and of their lives can never fail to be of moment to us. The halo of romance and mystery which envelop them but adds to the charm of their ever fascinating interest. There can be but one early history of any place or people, and this place is peculiarly blessed in that the Fathers made and left it hallowed ground. 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.
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