Builders of the Nation, Or From the Indian Trail to the Railroad (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Builders of the Nation, or From the Indian Trail to the Railroad These dates are important only to those who care to follow the legal arguments and decisions Of the courts based upon the dates of possession of the canon. 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.