Publisher's Synopsis
So extraordinary did Dr. Johnson consider the adventures, enterprise, and exploits of this remarkable man, that -he urged him to give the world his life.- He said, -I know of no man whose life would be more interesting. If I were furnished with materials, I would be very glad to write it.- This was a flattering offer. The very suggestion implied that the great and worthy deeds, which Oglethorpe had performed, ought to be recorded for the instruction, the grateful acknowledgment, and just commendation of contemporaries; and their memorial transmitted with honor to posterity.
