Publisher's Synopsis
The Life of General Francis Marion by M. L. (Mason Locke) Weems Chapter 12. Gen. Gates - bon mot of British general Lee - how an army ought not to march - De Kalb prophecies - chickens counted before they are hatched, alias, Marion and the author sent by Gen. Gates to prevent the escape of Cornwallis, before he had run - the British and American armies meet - Gates and his militia-men leave De Kalb in the lurch - his gallant behavior, and glorious death. When a poor fellow is going down hill, it is but too common, they say, for every body to give him a kick. "Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For heaven hath made them so." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
