Human physiology, statical and dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man / by John William Draper.

  • John William Draper
Date:
1856
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Credit: Human physiology, statical and dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man / by John William Draper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iFromtheHon. George Bancroft.] New York, 1st January, 1853. My Dear Sir, The good opinion which I expressed to you some time ago of your Field-Book of the Revolution has been confirmi ■! by every succeeding number. Your pictured pages are not only charming and instructive from the illustrations, bi.i you have used copious materials ; have given your narrative in an unafl'ecied and attractive style, and have brouglil to your work uniform candor of judgment. 1 shall be very glad to hear of any success that may contribute toward yew remuneration ; and I often take occasion to express my high estimate of the merit of your work. i remain your friend, [From the Hon. David L. Sw in. President of the North Carolina University.1 I have read with care and increasing Interest a considerable portion of Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the Revo - lution. In the chapters which relate to those sections of the Union, and the series of events with which 1 am mo<t familiar, I have detected occasional errors, especially in the names of persons and places, and take it for granted that like inaccuracies may be found in other pans of the work. Errors of this kind no human foresight could, in every instance, have avoided ; and in so wide a range of observation in relation to places, events, persons, and dates, it i-s not merely a matter of congratulation, but surprise, that so great accuracy has been attained by the efforts of a single person. Mr. Lossing has carried to his work rare talent for delineation, both with pen and pencil, untiring ind\tstry, and evident anxiety to do justice to every section of our country ; and he has succeeded not merely in producing thj most accurate and interesting history of the Revolution that has ever been published, but a really magnificent work, which reflects very high credit on the author, the publishers, and the country. It is destined to obtain a very wii'c circulation, and no young man can read it without having his knowledge of American history greatly extended, h .s admiration of the great men of the Revolution increased, and his pride and patriotism exalted and strengihened. IFrom the Hon. W. W. Campbell, Judge of the Superior Court of the City of New York, Author of Annals of: Tryon County,' ^c.2 New York, February 15, 1853. My Dear Sir, I most sincerely congratulate you on the completion of your great work, the Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution. It falls to the lot of few men to render such signal services to their country as you have rendered by the work in ques- tion. Few men possess the talent requisite not only to sketch and engrave, but also to describe well ; fewer still unit 5 with such talent the indomitable will and untiring energy which have enabled you to traverse the length and breadth o ' our land, and to meet and surmount every obstacle in the accomplishment of so extensive a work. With the pen, th i pencil, and the graver, you have recorded the deeds and traced out the lineaments of our Revolutionary fathers, and have transferred to your pages the outlines of their rude fortresses and hard-fought battle-fields. The men are gone, and the plowshare is driven over the places where they bled. But the soldier lives again, and the scene of his glory reappears m your historical and pictorial pages. As an American citizen and the descendant of Revolutionary m> n, I retKn you my thanks, and I trust you will find a generous public to reward you for your toils and expenses. I am very sincerely your friend, /^%3U~-^r^^T^^--^^^ iFrom the Neiv York State Librarian.'! Albany, January 12, 1853. Mv Dear Sir, . . It affords me great pleasure to say that I have examined your Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, and ap- prove it most heartily. Independently of its masterly execution, the design of the work is original and excellent. The Piihject is treated in a familiar, yet dignified manner, the reader rainbling with you from point to point celebrated in our Sevolutionary annals, and listening to the stories and traditions connected with each spot. An.I not only is the subject addressed through tlie medium of words, but you have brought the exquisite delineafnii of your pencil in aid of your task. Thus the battlefield, old fort, and homestead, made memorable by some RevcJu- t-ona--y event, are brought to the knowledge of the eye, and rendered, in connection with your picturesque descriptions. doubly interesting and valuable. To the youth, particulary of our country, the Pictorial Field-Book, must prove exceedingly valuable, clothni';. as it does, our Revolutionary history in the most attractive garb by its scenic delineations and legendary facts. With my best wishes, believe me, very truly yours. ALFRED B. STREET, State Librarian. iFrom the Regents of the University of the State of New York.-\ Albany, January 14, 1853. Sir, At a meeting of the Regents of the University of the State of New York, held January 13, 1853, on motion of the Secretary of State, it was unanimously ^ , j > . u Resolved, That Lossing's Field-book or the REVOLrTiON be placed in the list of books reccommended to bf purchased by Academies for their libraries. _ „, „„„., „ T. ROMEYN BECK, Seoretaby