Download or read book Historic Sketch and Biographical Album of Shelby County, Illinois written by Shelby County Illinois and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historic Sketch and Biographical Album of Shelby County, Illinois: Illustrated; Embellished With Portraits of Well Known Residents of Shelby County, Illinois It is the province of the historian to snatch from oblivion that information pertaining to nations and peoples which may be of any possible interest or benefit to those of the present or to the millions yet unborn. And to faithfully re cord it in enduring form. In order to honestly accomplish this end the writer must curb his fancies and put a check upon his imaginative pro pensities; he must not seek to weave a fabric of surpassing beauty regardless of facts, which must form the basic foundation of all true his tory. But, rather, he must dig and delve into records. Official and private; into the traditions handed down from generation to 'generation from decades long past; into the memory of the old pioneer who still survives: and by pro longed and diligent search seek to know the truth, that the truth aloiie in after years may bear record of his work. 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.