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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) | 3 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.). You can also browse the collection for L. F. Tasistro or search for L. F. Tasistro in all documents.
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Preface to the French edition. (search)
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Editor's Preface. (search)
Editor's Preface.
when I was called by the publisher to the task of editing this work, I was at first doubtful as to the extent and limit of my labors.
The English version of Mr. L. F. Tasistro, an experienced translator, had already been made, and was placed in my hands.
After a very careful revision of it, particularly as to military details and technicalities, with which my former life had rendered me more familiar, I found myself really limited to seeing the volume properly through the press, with scarcely a comment.
The very few editorial notes are upon points of fact or statistics.
It would have been unbecoming in me to argue upon controverted questions, national, political, or military, upon which, after careful investigation and mature deliberation, the author has expressed himself decidedly.
Least of all have I considered it within my province to say a word as to his estimates of individuals and their relations to the government.
He has himself said that