The Last Leaf - Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Leaf, by James Kendall HosmerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and EuropeAuthor: James Kendall HosmerRelease Date: May 25, 2004 [EBook #12429]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST LEAF ***Produced by Ted Garvin, Bill Hershey and PG Distributed ProofreadersThe Last LeafObservations, during Seventy-five Years, of Men and Events in America and EuropeByJames Kendall Hosmer, LL.D.Member of the Minnesota Historical Society, Corresponding Member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and theColonial Society of MassachusettsAuthor of "A Short History of German Literature," "The Story of the Jews," the Lives of Samuel Adams, ThomasJefferson, Sir Henry Vane, etc.1912FOREWORDStanding on the threshold of my eightieth year, stumbling badly, moreover, through the mutiny, well justified, of a pair ofworn-out eyes, I, a veteran maker of books, must look forward to the closing of an over-long series.I retain in my memory certain films, which record impressions of long ago. Can I not possibly develop and present thesefilm records for a moving picture of the men and events of an eventful period?We ...