Lives of Distinguished Shoemakers (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Lives of Distinguished Shoemakers Coleridge has said, that the Shoemakers trade has been followed by a greater number of eminent men than any other branch of mechanical employment It was this remark which led to the preparation of the following sketches, upon which much diligent inquiry has been expended, and not a little labor. Wherever we have found anything to aid us in our undertaking, we have gladly availed ourselves of it, and turned it to the best use we could. We have descended into the labyrinths of biographic lore, and brought up whatever of value to our purpose we could find; and, of course, acknowledge our deep indebtedness to the literary world, generally; but the cutting out, stitching together, and fitting for use, are ours. As this is a work of true narration, and deals in things which have actually existed or happened, it is not expected to be very flowery or poetic in its composition. Imagination is compelled to be fastened, like a horse to a crow-bar, and feed around in a limited circle. Our object has not been to create, but to collect what has been widely scattered, and condense what has been greatly expanded, into a compact and available form, for the benefit of readers whose access to extensive libraries, as well as opportunities for reading, are necessarily limited. We have made shoes - we hope to make many more - and are aware that the craft is looked down upon by many, who, did they know the state of the case, would be compelled to look up. We hope the following pages will disabuse their innocent minds of this foolish prejudice, and lead all to judge more as men and brothers - less as artisans - less as inferiors. 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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