Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from American Scenes: Being a Selection of the Most Interesting Incidents in American History, to Which Is Added a Historical Sketch of Each of the United States
In the historical introduction to each of the scenes de scribed, we have aimed at accuracy and simplicity; in the lines that follow, there is, of course, latitude given to introduce moral and religious re?ections. Whatever we have advanced of this nature, we trust will be found in accordance with the great and vital principles of Christianity. Instead of glorifying mere military he roes, as is too often the case among all nations, we have aimed to give prominence to men who practised the virtues of Christianity. Such men only are the real patriots and nobles of the human race, and such only are worthy of lasting remembrance.
In some instances, in the composition of the stanzas, we have not hesitated to use the language, or mode of expression used by others, whenever it would forcibly convey what we wished to present. Simple illustrationsof great moral truths have been aimed at, rather than originality of thought or elegance of diction. Whatever may be thought of the work as a literary production, we have aimed to produce strictly an american book. The in?uence of which, we trust, will be found on the side of God and humanity, and we be lieve some part of it at least, will, in some form, live, after we, father and daughter, have left these mortal scenes.
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