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The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society (Classic Reprint)

The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society (Classic Reprint)

James Watson Gerard
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Excerpt from The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Historical Society:
There is no more interesting branch of sociological research than the formation of national character.
It is proposed to review such formation as applicable to our ancient city.
New York was termed ancient, in the Dongan charter of 1686; and the Batavian, the Anglo-Saxon, the Celt, the Teuton, the Gaul, and even the sons of Ham and Shem, have been factors, in various degrees, in forming its civic character.
It began its life when man was bloodthirsty, when natural rights were little respected, when religion was intolerant, when science was in its cradle, when tyranny made the laws: and, when Civilization herself, still inhumane, enforced her progress by the sword.
Principles of Colonization.
To the nervous energy of races, under various conditions, is due the exodus that - spreading from Central Asia, the cradle of man - has, in progressive migrations, populated the globe.
The theory of a number of primordial "autochthones" is not substantiated by either tradition or science.
Migrations and crossings, and the effects of new latitudes and conditions have produced, in time, the varied races of a single species.
Mixed races cease in time to be mere hybrids, and when, in a few generations, the new conditions have completed their influence the new race is formed, with distinctive physical, mental, and even moral features.
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.
Pages
40
Format
Paperback
Release
July 16, 2015
ISBN 13
9781331512059

The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society (Classic Reprint)

James Watson Gerard
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Read Download
Excerpt from The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Historical Society:
There is no more interesting branch of sociological research than the formation of national character.
It is proposed to review such formation as applicable to our ancient city.
New York was termed ancient, in the Dongan charter of 1686; and the Batavian, the Anglo-Saxon, the Celt, the Teuton, the Gaul, and even the sons of Ham and Shem, have been factors, in various degrees, in forming its civic character.
It began its life when man was bloodthirsty, when natural rights were little respected, when religion was intolerant, when science was in its cradle, when tyranny made the laws: and, when Civilization herself, still inhumane, enforced her progress by the sword.
Principles of Colonization.
To the nervous energy of races, under various conditions, is due the exodus that - spreading from Central Asia, the cradle of man - has, in progressive migrations, populated the globe.
The theory of a number of primordial "autochthones" is not substantiated by either tradition or science.
Migrations and crossings, and the effects of new latitudes and conditions have produced, in time, the varied races of a single species.
Mixed races cease in time to be mere hybrids, and when, in a few generations, the new conditions have completed their influence the new race is formed, with distinctive physical, mental, and even moral features.
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.
Pages
40
Format
Paperback
Release
July 16, 2015
ISBN 13
9781331512059

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