Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, Vol. 1 of 2: Oyster River Plantation With Genealogical Notes
We are obliged to plunge into the stream of history somewhere, not too far back, and to ?oat down with the current. We care mainly for men; their deeds interest us only as they Show forth the Character of the actors or in?uence the lives of their successors. When we know well and interpret rightly our antecedents, -we may with some degree of safety forecast the future and make wise plans therefor.
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