The life and times of Henry Gassaway Davis, 1823-1916 . NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1920 -T^ Copyright, 1920, byThe Century Co. Published, February, i()20 W> r .y^....^ <&*tA^-^^ /OTt^^/M^ PREFACE The pages that follow are the record of a remarkablelife, a life written in deeds. Henry Gassaway Davisfor three-quarters of a century was absorbed in thehealthy activities in which a constructive mind naturallyfound expression. The romance of railway building,the development of natural resources, the creation ofindustrial communities, all of which marked definitestages in the progress of the
The life and times of Henry Gassaway Davis, 1823-1916 . NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1920 -T^ Copyright, 1920, byThe Century Co. Published, February, i()20 W> r .y^....^ <&*tA^-^^ /OTt^^/M^ PREFACE The pages that follow are the record of a remarkablelife, a life written in deeds. Henry Gassaway Davisfor three-quarters of a century was absorbed in thehealthy activities in which a constructive mind naturallyfound expression. The romance of railway building,the development of natural resources, the creation ofindustrial communities, all of which marked definitestages in the progress of the country, were one phaseof his character. Public service, political leadership,citizenship in its highest sense, were another that came and went left him pursuing hiscourse with unabated energy. The source material for this work existed in a massof contemporary documents relating to public affairs,in newspapers and periodicals extending through morethan half a century, and in a large volume of letters andprivate papers. The thanklifetimesofhenry01pepp
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