Men of Invention and Industry

by Samuel Smiles and Smiles Samuel

Book Overview

"A speck in the Northern Ocean, with a rocky coast, an ungenial climate, and a soil scarcely fruitful, -this was the material patrimony which descended to the English race-an inheritance that would have been little worth but for the inestimable moral gift that accompanied it. Yes; from Celts, Saxons, Danes, Normans-from some or all of them-have come down with English nationality a talisman that could command sunshine, and plenty, and empire, and fame...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517268117
• ISBN13: 9781517268114
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"