The Story of the Innumerable Company and Other Sketches

By David Starr Jordan

Book Overview

The Story of the Innumerable Company and Other Sketches is a collection of short stories by David Starr Jordan. The book includes several stories that explore different themes, such as science, philosophy, and religion. The title story, The Story of the Innumerable Company, is a philosophical tale about a man who meets a group of people who claim to be the innumerable company of the dead. Other stories in the collection include The Human Harvest, which is a commentary on the exploitation of labor, and The Philosophy of the State, which explores the role of government in society. The book also includes several essays on topics such as evolution and the history of science. Overall, The Story of the Innumerable Company and Other Sketches is a thought-provoking collection of stories and essays that offer insight into the mind of one of America's most prominent scholars.1896. Jordan was President of Leland Stanford Junior University. This volume is made up of separate sketches, historical or allegorical, having in some degree a bond of union in the idea of the higher sacrifice. Contents: The Story of the Innumerable Company; The Story of the Passion; The California of the Padre; The Conquest of Jupiter Pen; The Last of the Puritans; A Knight of the Order of Poets; Nature-Study and Moral Culture; The Higher Sacrifice; and The Bubbles of Saki.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162764260
• ISBN13: 9781162764269
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"