Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1

It is a biographical sketch written by “George S. Boutwell”. This is a sketch of his (author) experiences in life during three fourths of a century. The wisdom of such an undertaking is not outside the realm of debate. A large part of his manhood has been spent in the politics of my native state, and in the politics of the country. For many years he has had the fortune to be associated with those in whose hands the chief powers were lodged. He has been a witness of, and in some cases an actor in, events that have changed the character of the institutions and affected the fortunes of the country. Those events and their consequences must in time disturb, if they do not change, the institutions of other countries.