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A Book of the United States Exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ... and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present time. The biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables

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The text of A Book of the United States Exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ... and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present time. The biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables comes from Project Gutenberg e-text #58447. It is in English and public domain in the United States. Edited by Grenville Mellen. Project Gutenberg’s header and license text are removed, and RedLectern sets the text out for reading on screen; no words of the book are rewritten or summarized. More formats (EPUB, Kindle) · How RedLectern is built

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Language
English
Subjects
United States › Description and travel, United States › History, United States › Biography
Length
479,520 words · about 33 h 35 min
Sections
44 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (44)
  1. Opening about 2 min
  2. Preface about 2 min
  3. I. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY under 1 min
  4. II. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY under 1 min
  5. I. ――MOUNTAINS about 28 min
  6. II. ――VALLEYS about 10 min
  7. III. ――PRAIRIES AND PLAINS about 15 min
  8. IV. ――RIVERS about 53 min
  9. V. ――CATARACTS AND CASCADES about 27 min
  10. VI. ――LAKES about 24 min
  11. VII. ――SPRINGS about 23 min
  12. VIII. ――CAVERNS about 29 min
  13. IX. ――ISLANDS about 12 min
  14. X. ――CAPES AND PENINSULAS about 4 min
  15. XI. ――BAYS, HARBORS, SOUNDS, AND GULFS about 12 min
  16. XII. ――OCEANS about 10 min
  17. XIII. ――SOIL about 30 min
  18. XIV. ――CLIMATE.[37] about 27 min
  19. XV. ――MINERALS about 21 min
  20. XVI. ――ANIMALS about 1 h 57 min
  21. XVII. ――BOTANY about 33 min
  22. XVIII. ――GEOLOGY about 22 min
  23. XIX. ――NATURAL CURIOSITIES about 12 min
  24. I. ――POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS about 21 min
  25. II. ――CITIES AND TOWNS about 1 h 48 min
  26. III. ――AGRICULTURE about 33 min
  27. IV. ――MANUFACTURES.[71] about 18 min
  28. V. ――COMMERCE about 17 min
  29. VI. ――RAIL-ROADS about 16 min
  30. VII. ――CANALS about 16 min
  31. VIII. ――GOVERNMENT about 59 min
  32. IX. ――CONVENTION about 14 min
  33. X. ――INDIAN TRIBES about 1 h 1 min
  34. XI. ――AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES.[84] about 20 min
  35. XII. ――RELIGION.[86] about 11 min
  36. XIII. ――MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS about 27 min
  37. XIV. ――PENITENTIARY SYSTEM about 15 min
  38. XVI. ――LITERATURE AND EDUCATION about 22 min
  39. XVII. ――FINE ARTS about 10 min
  40. XVIII. ――BANKING SYSTEM[97] about 17 min
  41. XIX. ――BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES about 2 h 13 min
  42. XX. ――HISTORY (part 1 of 2) about 6 h 44 min
  43. XX. ――HISTORY (part 2 of 2) about 4 h 30 min
  44. Appendix about 3 h 25 min

The opening of Preface

IN presenting this volume to the American public, the introductory remarks in which we shall indulge will be few and general, as the book is one of that kind that speaks with singular plainness for itself, and seems to us to require little upon the prefatory page in the way of explanation, either with reference to its character considered collectively, or in detail.

The chief object in preparing this work has been to furnish something which should be found to embrace those subjects which are of abiding interest and importance to all classes. It has been a wish to present such matters, as well as could be done in the compass allowed, as are of interest to all classes of readers, and an acquaintance with which is desirable for our own citizens especially.

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