Excerpt from Lives of the Presidents of the United States: Designed for Study It is hoped these biographical sketches may aid in deter mining what traits Oi character and achievements will most certainly lead to honorable recognition. The lives of public men are so closely associated with and influenced by the events of their times that their biographies naturally include much of the history Of the country, while a knowledge of the character and progress of the people may be gained by studying the careers Of the men who have been chosen as their leaders. It is difficult for a contemporary to review the events of the recent administrations and pass judgment on public men, with regard to their final place in history, on account of the environment of party strife with all its conflicting Opinions; but it has been our aim to present these biographies from an entirely non-partisan viewpoint. 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.