ISBN: 9781236252852

RareBooksClub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 100 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.… Plus…

RareBooksClub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 100 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: . . . Millions of dollars were eventually spent on this enterprise, in the expectation of being reimbursed by State and federal lands; but the legislature refused to recognize the claims of the company, and Tank, with others, suffered heavy losses. In the midst of the protracted annoyances incidental to the settlement of the canal affairs, Tank took a sudden illness, and died in 186-4. Very few men knew Mr. Tank. His antecedents, scholastic training, and experiences of life, all made him averse to confidential intercourse. On the other hand, his old neighbors at the mouth of the Fox have not yet forgotten their awe at his aristocratic bearing and perfect presence, which debarred them from treating him as an equal. With his scholastic training and excellent library, he found more pleasure by his fireside than in the outside world. At the time of his death, he had written extensive memoirs, throwing much light on the political game at the Norwegian court of his youth, as well as explaining his connection with the Herrnhut colony of Green Bay. He also left essays of much importance on the topography and minerals of Surinam, with reference to the gold beds of that country. These writings were subsequently to be published; but his wife, harassed by business cares, deferred the matter. Later, she became so disspirited through being frequently victimized by confidence games and bogus claims of charity, that, fearing unfavorable publicity, she ordered all of her husbands letters and writings to be destroyed. By many, Tanks life was looked upon as a failure. Considered as a tragedy of miscarried hopes, it was. As were the ambitions of his father, the stern premier, so were the endeavors of his son, the scholastic pietist. But his failures were more pregnant with the . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub.com<