Shadow and Light - An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Shadow and Light, byMifflin Wistar Gibbs, et alThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Shadow and LightAn Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present CenturyAuthor: Mifflin Wistar GibbsRelease Date: February 25, 2009 [eBook #28183]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SHADOW AND LIGHT*** E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci,and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team(http://www.pgdp.net) SHADOW and LIGHTSHADOWandLIGHTAN AUTOBIOGRAPHYWITH REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST AND PRESENT CENTURY.BYMIFFLIN WISTAR GIBBSWITH AN INTRODUCTION BYBOOKER T. WASHINGTONA Fatherless Boy, Carpenter and Contractor, Anti-Slavery Lecturer, Merchant, Railroad Builder, Superintendent of Mine,Attorney-at-Law, County Attorney, Municipal Judge Register of United States Lands, Receiver of Public Monies for U. S.,United States Consul to Madagascar—Prominent Race Leaders, etc.Washington, D. C.1902.Copyright, 1902.PREFACE.During the late years abroad, while reading the biographies of distinguished men who had been benefactors, the thoughtoccurred that I had had a varied career, though not as fruitful or as deserving of renown ...