Excerpt from The Romance of Western History, or Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the West In the following volumes, therefore, nothing further is attempted than a collection of facts, some of which are the result Of the writer's own observation, and all of which are intended rather as examples and illustrations of topics connected with the Western States, than as a regular narrative of its history. They are not presented in any connected series, nor with any embellishment of style, but are placed before the reader under the most unambitious form consistent with convenience of arrange ment and propriety of expression. This is not said to disarm criticism - an author has no right to interpose himself between the critic and his duty, either to secure his clemency or resent his decision - we intend simply to explain to the reader the unpretending character of the work, in order that its title may not awaken expec tions which it is not calculated to satisfy. 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.