Author: Clark W. Bryan

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781332105694

Excerpt from The Book of Berkshire: Describing and Illustrating Its Hills and Homes and Telling Where They Are, What They Are and Why They Are Destined to Become the Most Charming and Desirable Summer Homes in America; For the Season of 1887 The outcome of a thorough revision and re-writing of The Book of Berkshire, originally published in 1886, is A New Book of Berkshire for 1890. The words of introduction used on the occasion of the first issue of the book are as pertinent and proper now as then, and were these: - Berkshire, by common consent, is not only a good place to be born in, but a good place to live in, and a good place to die in, as well. It is also prominently recognized as a good place to go out from, and equally a good place to come back to. Its traditions are marvelously full, rich and interesting. Its history is replete with story, song and incident - with mention of good deeds, of patriotism, valor, chivalry and refinement; of enviable record and renown, and "last, but not least," - so to speak - it is big with promise for the future; that is to say, To-Day sees rising from the embers of its altars and its fires of Yesterday, a wealth of golden wreaths around the brows of fame and fortune, with which to gloriously perpetuate its To-Morrow. The record which Berkshire has made, both at home and abroad, is one to be proudly recited and to be read of admiringly and profitably. Its beauties of form, its favorable features of landscape, and its pictures of loveliness, in combination, are unsurpassed, however broad the comparison may be made. 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.