Download or read book Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kendall County (Historical and Biographical), Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Newton Bateman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kendall County (Historical and Biographical), Vol. 2 One of the conspicuous evidences of modern progress is manifested in the increased interest in local and personal history. In a general sense, real history is the record of past events, while biography is the history of individual life. The close relationship of these two branches of history is recognized by the brilliant essayist and historian, Carlyle, in the statement that History is the essence Of innumerable biographies, and that, in a certain sense all men are historians, in the fact that they furnish the material facts which consti tute true history. 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.