Jesse Walker
Published: 2016-10-01
Total Pages: 316
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Excerpt from Tales of the Niagara Frontier: In Two Parts; Part I, Queenston; Part II, Fort Niagara A few years ago, there resided in one of the small towns in Western New York, a man apparently about fifty years of age, familiarly know in the neighborhood as the Captain. He was a man of moderate stature, with a countenance that seemed worn by fa tigue and the hardships of wind and weather; but possessing, for all that, an Openness and sincerity of expression, that at once endear ed him to all who knew him. Though care less of his person, he was engaging in his man ners, and like all old soldiers, he was addict ed to fighting his battles over again whenever he could find a faithful and patient listener. 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.