Project Gutenberg 2015-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 139 Fort, John Porter 1841 1917 Fort, Martha Fannin 1885 18015999 John Porter Fort: A Memorial, and Personal Reminiscences Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "John Porter Fort: A Memorial, and Personal Reminiscences" by John Porter Fort is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The text explores the life, achievements, and contributions of John Porter Fort, particularly his significant impact on the state of Georgia through agricultural innovations, notably the introduction of artesian wells which improved health conditions in the region. The memoir is presented through reminiscences dictated by Fort himself, shedding light on both personal and public aspects of his life. At the start of the memoir, the author provides a foreword that reflects on his father's life and accomplishments. The opening portions detail John P. Fort's early influences growing up in Georgia, including the relationship with his parents, particularly his father's medical career and his mother's nurturing spirit. It then transitions into Fort's early interests in nature and his formative experiences, including his education and observations during his childhood. By sharing anecdotes about his upbringing, military service, and his determination to improve the living conditions in Georgia, the memoir sets the stage for an exploration of his later scientific contributions and entrepreneurial ventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) Fort, John Porter, 1841-1917 E456 F206 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 166149 166112 2024-12-20T10:08:21.557854 2023-09-21T07:04:55.198785 text/html text/html 163616 2015-04-14T13:31:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266560 2015-04-14T13:31:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304606 2024-12-20T10:08:25.033846 application/epub+zip 304685 2024-12-20T10:08:22.235878 application/epub+zip 129778 2024-12-20T10:08:21.884852 application/epub+zip 361617 2024-12-20T10:08:27.380857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342701 2024-12-20T10:08:24.660849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168867 2022-09-22T06:24:12.360668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145835 145672 2024-10-20T10:22:09.395948 2023-09-21T07:04:54.738787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145801 2015-04-14T13:31:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55571 2015-04-14T13:31:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20822 2024-12-20T10:08:27.536826 application/rdf+xml 11982 2024-12-20T10:08:21.964856 image/jpeg 1651 2024-12-20T10:08:21.923848 image/jpeg 269551 2024-12-20T10:08:21.595890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog