Project Gutenberg 2012-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 91 Nourse, Charles Clinton 1829 11023014 Autobiography of Charles Clinton Nourse Prepared for use of Members of the Family Produced by Brian Sogard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Autobiography of Charles Clinton Nourse" by Charles Clinton Nourse is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This memoir details the life and career of Nourse, focusing on his experiences as a lawyer in Iowa over more than fifty years. The autobiographical narrative reveals personal insights and reflections on his ancestry, early life, and significant events throughout his professional journey. The opening of the autobiography introduces Nourse as he writes a letter to his young relative, outlining his family history and childhood in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He provides vivid descriptions of his early influences, including the educational environment created by his father, a schoolteacher, and the domestic life with his siblings and grandmother. Nourse recounts formative experiences, highlighting his move to the Midwest and the challenges he faced as he established himself in the legal profession. His determination to pursue law, despite financial hardships and setbacks, sets the stage for a detailed chronicle of his lifelong dedication to justice and legal practice in Iowa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40777/40777-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Lawyers -- Iowa -- Biography Iowa -- Politics and government Nourse, Charles Clinton, 1829- F590.3 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology 537862 2025-07-16T13:06:10.032337 text/html 511576 2024-10-23T10:49:16 text/html 502274 2025-07-16T13:06:15.089793 application/epub+zip 509562 2025-07-16T13:06:10.937340 application/epub+zip 215224 2025-07-16T13:06:10.574351 application/epub+zip 639356 2025-07-16T13:06:18.616855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626148 2025-07-16T13:06:14.733807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332410 2022-09-18T16:21:25.047868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514070 2023-09-17T16:08:16.035247 text/plain 494225 2024-10-23T10:49:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16744 2025-07-16T13:06:18.751769 application/rdf+xml 6907 2025-07-16T13:06:10.645314 image/jpeg 1543 2025-07-16T13:06:10.610312 image/jpeg 437739 2025-07-16T13:06:10.093309 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog