The Life of Nathan Smith Davis, 1817-1904 (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Danforth, I. N.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The Life of Nathan Smith Davis, 1817-1904 I began writing the life of Dr. Davis with great reluctance; I close my task with greater reluctance. For several months past he has been my constant companion, I might almost say, day and night. As I have studied his austere personality, and his rugged character, so transparent and genuine, my respect for the man has grown day by day. I do not, however, for a moment imagine that I have written a life of Dr. Davis that will be satisfactory to the medical profession or the public. A character so colossal needs the perspective of time and distance, before an adequate estimate of its merits or demerits can be formed. Fifty years hence, Nathan Smith Davis will measure up to the altitude of Benjamin Rush and Joseph Warren; then some one will write his life in a worthier manner than is possible at the present time, or by the present biographer. I have tried to be accurate; I have tried to be impartial; I have tried to be just; how far I have succeeded, my readers must judge. I have been much handicapped by the absence of original documents, such as letters, and the various manuscript sources of information usually left by public men; but all these invaluable treasures were unfortunately destroyed a few years ago. Just at this point, the mail brings me the following letter from the present Dr. N. S. Davis, worthy successor of a noble father, which it gives me great pleasure to receive and to print: My dear Doctor Dan forth: You have striven most conscientiously to present correctly the facts in my father´s life and I believe that you have succeeded. Unfortunately there have been few manuscript aids for the construction of your work, and my father´s cotemporaries are almost all dead. However, in spite of these difficulties you have successfully described the important incidents of his life. It has been a pleasure to aid you as far as possible. 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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