Author: W. J. Rattray

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781333393526

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Excerpt from The Scot in British North America, Vol. 4 HE lamented death of the author, whose clear, incisive g style, vigorous thought, and painstaking research, have imparted so much interest to the preceding pages, leaving the manuscript of the concluding pages of this vol ume incomplete, renders apology super uous for all delay in presenting it to the public. Another hand has completed the unfinished task with the honest endeavour to follow, as far as possible, the lines laid down by the author. A gen erous, and fair-minded public, will make due allowance for the difficulty of undertaking, at short notice, to deal with a subject demanding accurate historical and geographical knowledge and exactness of statement to do even a measure of justice to the work. It is eminently fit that a book of the nature of the Scot in British North America should include some notice, how ever fragmentary and imperfect, of the writer, whose early decease has left such a void in the ranks of Canadian liter ature. The personal details that, had he lived, the modesty which was so conspicuous a feature in his character, would have prevented his giving, may now appropriately be sup plied. William J. Rattray was born in London, England, about the year 1835, his father being a Scot and his mother English. The family came to Canada about the year 1848, settling in Toronto, where Mr. Rattray, Senn, was, for many years engaged in trade, being highly respected as a man and a citizen. William J. Rattray entered Toronto University about the year and devoted himself earnestly to study. 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."

Download or read book The Scot in British North America, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by W. J. Rattray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Scot in British North America, Vol. 4 HE lamented death of the author, whose clear, incisive g style, vigorous thought, and painstaking research, have imparted so much interest to the preceding pages, leaving the manuscript of the concluding pages of this vol ume incomplete, renders apology super uous for all delay in presenting it to the public. Another hand has completed the unfinished task with the honest endeavour to follow, as far as possible, the lines laid down by the author. A gen erous, and fair-minded public, will make due allowance for the difficulty of undertaking, at short notice, to deal with a subject demanding accurate historical and geographical knowledge and exactness of statement to do even a measure of justice to the work. It is eminently fit that a book of the nature of the Scot in British North America should include some notice, how ever fragmentary and imperfect, of the writer, whose early decease has left such a void in the ranks of Canadian liter ature. The personal details that, had he lived, the modesty which was so conspicuous a feature in his character, would have prevented his giving, may now appropriately be sup plied. William J. Rattray was born in London, England, about the year 1835, his father being a Scot and his mother English. The family came to Canada about the year 1848, settling in Toronto, where Mr. Rattray, Senn, was, for many years engaged in trade, being highly respected as a man and a citizen. William J. Rattray entered Toronto University about the year and devoted himself earnestly to study. 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."