The Prominent Families of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Prominent Families of the United States of America, Vol. 1 The determined destruction of dearly-cherished traditions may in some instances pain or offend those who have long prided themselves on what proves itself to be an entirely imaginary descent from some mythical ancestor, but the faithful genealogical historian must go forward without fear or favour, secure in the panoply of truth. 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.