Excerpt from Reminiscences of Public Men Benjamin F. Perry, like the mothers of all distinguished men, was a woman of great vigor of intellect and char acter. The childhood and youth of Benjamin F. Perry were spent amid hills and mountains, alternately going to school and working on the farm until he was sixteen years old. During that period he manifested passion for books, and read everything he could lay his hands on, even to the American Encyclopaedia! This early and strong manifestation for reading and learning induced his uncle, Robert S. C. Foster, to prevail on his parents to give him a classical education and a profession. He commenced the study of the languages at Asheville, N. C. Where he met David L. Swain as a fellow-student, who was afterwards Governor of North Carolina and President of Chapel Hill University, between whom there sprang up an ardent friendship, which continued through life. The Latin grammar was put into his hands Tuesday morning, and such was his intense appli cation, combined with remarkable facility for learning, that he memorized the whole of it before the coming Sat urday evening. In the course of ten months he read all the Latin and Greek books required to enter the junior class of the South Carolina College. 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.

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Excerpt from Reminiscences of Public Men: With Speeches and Addresses The Reminiscences and other articles in this book were written (with a few exceptions) between the years 1872 and 1876, when South Carolina was under Radical and Negro rule, before the State was "redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled" through the influence and by the efforts of General Wade Hampton. Hence the frequent allusions of the writer to the lamentable condition of South Carolina. The articles selected by the wife (unassisted) are of historic value, interesting to the surviving actors in the troublous times of Nullification, Secession and Disunion, and giving information to many of the present generation who are unacquainted with the history of that period. 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.

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This book is a collection of reminiscences, speeches, and addresses by Benjamin Franklin Perry, a prominent lawyer and politician from South Carolina who played a key role in the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Perry offers fascinating insights into the political, economic, and social challenges facing the country during this tumultuous period, as well as his own personal experiences and reflections on his life and career. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.