"Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"
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Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Freeman, William P.) |
Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction": Biography of Isaac W. Ambler I first became acquainted with the subject of this narrative in the spring of 1859, and having heard him relate many striking events that had occurred to him, I asked him why he did not have his life written, that by doing it he had might get an education. His answer was, that he had often thought of it; and, upon further conversation, he asked me to sketch down the incidents of his life, which I have done, although somewhat in an imperfect manner. The subject of this narrative was born in England, and was early deprived of his parents; commenced, when seven years old, to work in the coal mines, and worked in them four years, after which he entered the British army, in which he served seven years before making his escape to Portland, Me. During all this time, he was addicted to the intoxicating cup, and led an unhappy life. From Portland he moved to Biddeford, and thence to Newburyport, Mass., where he was brought, by the power of God, to see the error of his ways, and to turn his feet into the testimonies of the Lord. I have endeavored to write this narrative in a simple and natural style, and to depict the scenes as near life as was in my power. I have written them in the form of an autobiography, that I might give them as nearly as possible in the words of the subject himself. 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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