Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1916, Vol. 40 (Classic Reprint) written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1916, Vol. 40 A profound student of the history of Pennsylvania, particularly in the department of biography, he was one of the few who brought to the illumination of his work the taste and the knowledge of a collector of prints, manuscripts, autograph letters and pamphlets, and that accurate familiarity with the details of our development as a Commonwealth which such an ami able mania is sure to bestow. He exploited no theories, he defended no vagaries, he chased no rainbows, but reached his historical conclusions after cautious exami nation of the facts and a skilful and critical comparison of the most approved authorities. His views rested upon a basis which the majority of scholars would ac cept as sound and sane. 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.