Excerpt from The Story of the Hall of Fame, Including the Lives and Portraits of the Elect and of Those Who Barely Missed Election: Also a List of America's Most Eligible Women Possible within the limits necessary to such a volume, ofeach of the twenty-nine personalities which have, up to this time, been chosen for a place in that hall of American Immortals. He has sought everywhere within his reach for materials to enter into these portraits. A detailed life was, of course, out of question, but he has sought to do what seemed to him far more important, give a brief, truthful, and, at the same time, entertaining and picturesque presen. 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.