Mother Bickerdyke

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. But memory is frail, the present generation will soon pass away, while the heroic deeds of this remarkable woman are too precious to go out in oblivion. It has been a work of pleasure and gratification on the part of the publisher to secure the facts and thrilling incidents of this noble life, and crystallize them into a permanent shape for the example and inspiration of future generations.