The Felt Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of George Felt of Casco Bay (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Felt Genealogy: A Record of the Descendats of George Felt of Casco BayThe work constantly being done by these, and others of more humble attainments, well illustrates the claim of an increasing interest, and gives the lie to the smart assertion that the modern man lives for the present and strives for the future only, and does not care a rap who or what his grandfather was. This same modern, if his ideas should be carried out by his descendants, might be somewhat chagrined could he observe the mental attitude of his great-grandchildren toward himself.Those who affect to despise the egotism of genealogy may read with interest and profit the following extract.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.