J. Benjamin Stephens
Published: 2017-10-20
Total Pages: 250
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Excerpt from History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania: Including a History of the Wyoming Valley, and a Brief History of Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County; Also Many Biographical Sketches One custom of the Indians is worthy of perpetuation by all civilized people. Each tribe, through their chiefs and aged sachems, care fully related to the children all the history and achievements of their-deceased ancestors, Every brave and warrior knew that his deeds of skill, endurance and valor would be carefully relat ed to his children and descendants as long as the tribe existed. The custom fostered a spirit of patriotism and loyalty which has been the marvel of civilized man. The printed page now takes the place of tra dition and camp fire lore of tribal geneology. This book is designed to present in accurate de tail and connected order the story of the fami lies and citizens of these townships from pioneer days to the present time. The hardships, self denials, ideals, ambitions and achievements of these people are worthy of the pages of a book to be owned and frequently perused by their descendants. 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.
