"This book is as true as I could make it; nothing has been inserted or suppressed for the sake of making out a case. Errors of detail in a work containing so many details as this can scarcely be avoided; but upon the correctness of every important statement, and upon the general fidelity of the picture presented, the reader may rely."— Extract from the Preface. FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO., Publishers, 124 Tremont Street, Boston. |