Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Society in Search of Truth; Or Stock Gambling in San Francisco: A Novel
The most difficult part of an author's labors is the preface to his work; because in it he has to speak of himself and his objects, and is conscious of a certain amount of egotism and self-assertion, without which he would fail to be either forcible or lucid. With this conviction firmly impressed on my mind I proceed to inform my reader that I have chosen the form of a novel in which to illustrate the evils of a system that is fraught with cor ruption and injustice, not only in California but in other parts of the United States, as well as in foreign countries. 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.
