Antique AMERICA Travel U.S. 1890 PICTURESQUE Victorian RAILROAD Resorts OLD WEST

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Antique AMERICA Travel U.S. 1890 PICTURESQUE Victorian RAILROAD Resorts OLD WEST:
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Places and Historical Subject Matter Discussed/Illustrated in this Book (See Full Contents Below): New England Coast Long Island Sound Newport Rhode Island Nantasket Beach Massachusetts Plymouth Cape Cod Provincetown New Bedford Buzzard\'s BayWood\'s Hole Martha\'s Vineyard Cottage City Gay Head Nantucket Lake Winnipesaukee Portland Mount Desert Island White Mountains Mount Washington Franconia Rangeley Lakes Hudson River Tappan Zee Sleepy Hollow Nyack Sing Sing Peekskill Cornwall Newburg Poughkeepsie Albany Adirondacks Catskills Kingston New Paltz Lake Mohonk Lake Minnewaska Saratoga Springs Lake George Chautauqua Ausable Chasm Watkins Glen Niagara Falls Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River Montreal Lewistown Coney Island Long Branch New Jersey Asbury Park Atlantic City Cape May St. John’s River Jekyl Island Everglades Florida Texas Austin San Marcos San Antonio Fort Worth El Paso New Mexico Taos Great American Desert Oklahoma Illinois Ottawa Iowa Spirit Lake Neetmok West Okoboji Lake Minnesota Lake Minnetonka Dakota Rocky Mountains Colorado Leadville Georgetown Manitou Springs Pike\'s Peak Garden of the Gods Royal Gorge Gunnison Idaho Springs North Park Middle South Park San Luis Utah Great Salt Lake Yellowstone Mammoth Hot Springs Geysers Yosemite Mariposa Grove Columbia River Mount Hood Cascades Multnomah Falls Cape Horn Willamette Falls Portland Astoria * Puget Sound Mount Tacoma Alaska Yukon River Sitka Indians Totem Poles Colonial Period Revolutionary War Lexington Concord George Washington Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams Patrick Henry John Hancock Bunker Hill Ticonderoga Declaration of Independence Six Nations Benedict Arnold Ticonderoga Crown Point Boston Wyoming Massacre Monmouth Thomas Jefferson Mexican War Slavery Civil War Abraham Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation Telegraph Gold Rush

THE COUNTRIES OF THE WESTERN WORLD. The Governments and People of North, South and Central America From the Landing of Columbus to the Present Time. Pen and Pencil Pictures of the Great Wonderlands of Our Republic, Their Natural Scenery and Celebrated Resorts, The Story of Our Marvellous Progress and Growth As a Nation; With Picturesque Sketches of Our Continent Beyond the States. A Grand, Descriptive, Historical and Statistical Work. Prepared By Benson J. Lossing, LL.D., and Other Well Known Writers. Published in 1890 by Gay Brothers & Co., New York. Large 9” x 7” volume. Profusely illustrated \"with numerous engravings of the Magnificent Scenery of Our Wonderlands and Places of Picturesque and Historic Interest.\" 698 pages.

Condition: GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Exterior as shown in photos, with minor external wear. Inner hinges cracked with webbing exposed. Text block firm. Text is clean and complete. No torn, loose or missing pages.

Description:

This is a sprawling testament to America’s history, prosperity, and scenic wonders as they existed in the last decade of the 19th century. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of engravings and featuring almost 700 pages of narrative text.

Why the editors titled this magnificent work COUNTRIES OF THE WESTERN WORLD is a mystery to me. It does contain some information about America\'s neighbors Canada and Mexico, and a bit about South America, but more than three-quarters of the book is devoted to the History and Scenery of the United States.

This book celebrates America’s proud past and her promising future. It chronicles the rise of the American nation from a series of crude outlying colonies to a burgeoning world power teeming with modern cities. A republic of individual states united by a common commitment to liberty and justice for all. A land of unlimited potential, where steam locomotives rode iron rails carrying hopeful emigrants to new lives in the wide open west, hurtling past vistas of unmatched beauty and natural splendor …

This dramatic record of the great American nation was authored by the renowned 19th-century historian Benson Lossing, whose previous works include Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Six, The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, and The Pictorial Field-Book of the Civil War.

To give you a better idea of what awaits you in this fascinating antique book, I have included some helpful details below, starting with a detailed summary of the Contents and a generous sampling of the historic illustrations.

I hope you’ll take a moment to have a look.

Contents Are:

PART ONE ~ THE GREAT WONDERLANDS OF OUR REPUBLIC – NATURAL SCENERY AND CELEBRATED RESORTS:

NEW ENGLAND COAST SCENES: The Coast Line * The Proposed Tour- Route Selected * Long Island Sound * Newport * Location * Former Naval Station * The Round Tower * Various Attractions * Open to All * Population * Nantasket Beach * Plymouth * Miles Standish * The \" Mayflower \" * Early Settlement of Plymouth * Natural Features * Pilgrim Rock * Plymouth Hall * Cape Cod * Form * Area * Derivation of its Name * Sand * Cranberry Marshes * Villages * Provincetown * Fisheries * Whales * Characteristic Scenes * New Bedford * Decline of the Whale Fisheries * Manufactures * Buzzard\'s Bay and Vicinity * Wood\'s HoU * Martha\'s Vineyard * Discovery * Attractions * Cottage City * Gay Head * Nantucket * Geological Formation * Discovery * Settlement by Thomas Macey * Fisheries * Population * \"The Garden of Eden\" * Climate * Sanitary Condition * Return to Boston * Lowell * John Eliot * Cotton Mills * Lake Winnipiseogee * Early Notices * Later Descriptions * Portland * Mount Desert Island * Area * Natural Features * Growing Importance * As a Pleasure Resort * Prosperity

THE WHITE MOUNTAINS: Location * First Visit by White Men * Increasing Popularity * Various Attractions * Ascent of Mount Washington * Magnificent Scenery * The Notch and Vicinity * Franconia Mountains * Other Attractions

THE RANGELEY LAKES: Location * Number * Names * Attractions of the Region * Routes * The Dixville Notch

ALONG THE HUDSON: The Hudson River * Navigation * Scenery * Pali- sades * The Tappan Zee * \" Sunnyside \" * \" Sleepy Hollow \" * Nyack * Sing Sing * The Croton Aqueduct * \"Treason Hill \" * Peekskill * The Highland Region * West Point * Constitution Island * Cornwall * Newburg * Poughkeepsie * Other Cities * Claverack Valley * Albany * The Capitol Building * Feudal System * Troy

THE ADIRONDACKS: Location * Elevation * A Wild Region * Mountains- Lakes and Ponds * Travelling * Routes * General Aspect

THE REGION OF THE CATSKILLS: Location * Routes Thereto * Catskill * Kingston * Fame of the Catskills * Attractions * Mountain Views * Railroads and Stage Lines * Sunset Rock * Overlook Mountain * The Wallkill Valley * New Paltz * Sky Top * Lake Mohonk * Lake Minnewaska

SARATOGA SPRINGS: A Famous Resort * Hotels * Historic Events * Mineral Springs * Attractions * Saratoga Lake * Mt. McGregor * Population

LAKE GEORGE: A Democratic Resort * Location and History * Attractions of the Region * Summer Population

CHAUTAUQUA: Location * Elevation * Resorts^ * Educational Centre * Buildings * Schools * Recreations

AUSABLE CHASM: Location * Falls * The Chasm * A Pleasant Boat-ride

CHATEAUGAY CHASM: Location * Lakes in the Vicinity * Description of the Chasm * Effects of the Luagination * Rainbow Basin * Giant Gorge * Vulcan\'s Cave * Other Attractions * Increasing Popularity

WATKINS GLEN: Situation * Scenery * Cascades * The Iron Bridge * Hotel * Art Gallery * The Cathedral * Various Attractions

NIAGARA FALLS: Volume of Water * Adequate Description Impossible * Niagara River * Earliest Mention of Falls * How the Falls were Formed * Rate of Retrocession * Goat Island * Width and Form of the Falls * Cave of the Wmds * The New York State Park * The Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park * Bridges Across the River * Below the Falls * The Whirlpool * Villages

THE THOUSAND ISLANDS: The St. Lawrence River * The Rapids- Steamers * The Morning Hours * Various Islands * Alexandria Bay * Round Island Park * Thousand Island Park * Evening Scenes * Cottages * Westminster Park * On the River Banks * The Long Sault * Lake St. Francis * Through the Rapids * Victoria Bridge * Montreal

CRESSON: Location * Elevation * Hotels and Cottages * Forests * Roads * Medicinal Springs

LEWISTOWN NARROWS: The Home of Logan * Natural Curiosities * Industries * Institutions and Buildings * Formation of the Narrows

THE HORSESHOE CURVE: Up Grade * A Peculiar Curve * Across the Chasm * A Curious Delusion

GREENWOOD LAKE: Location * Area * Numerous Attractions * Camping Out * Scenery

CONEY ISLAND: Area and Location * Discovery * Early History * As a Pleasure Resort * New Attractions * Elements of Popularity * Iron Piers * Hotels * Four Divisions

LONG BRANCH: Location * Attractions * Original Settlement * The Beach * Hotels * Various Sections

ASBURY PARK AND OCEAN GROVE: Location of Asbury Park * Purchase of the Land * Incorporation * Beach * Hotels * Lakes * Ocean Grove * Management * Attractions * Population

ATLANTIC CITY: Climatic Advantages * Location * Railroad Connections * Churches and Newspapers * Various Attractions

CAPE MAY CITY: Location * Early Settlement * Attractions * Cape May Point * Bathing Facihties * City Avenues * Hotels and Cottages

OLD POINT COMFORT: Climate * Location * Fortress Monroe * Hampton * Neighboring Localities * Social Enjoyments

THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Location * How reached * Mountain Peaks * Medicinal Spring * Popularity * Climate * Hotels and Cottages * Hot Springs * Healing Springs * Sweet Springs * Red Sulphur Springs * Scenery

JEKYL ISLAND: Location * Former Popularity * Recent PuFchase * Improvements * Management * Attractions * Climate

ST. JOHN\'S RIVER: Rise and Course * Steamboat Trip * Orange Groves * Lake George * Luxuriant Vegetation * Stopping Places * The Everglades * Florida as a Winter Resort

TEXAS AND THE GREAT SOUTHWEST: Scenery * The St. Louis Bridge * The Meramec River * The Iron Mountain * Pilot Knob Mountain * The Ozark Mountain Section * Beautiful Scenes * The Black River * Little Rock * Hot Springs * Medicinal Character of the Waters * Scenic Beauty * Increasing Popularity * Texas * Area * Elevation * Soil * Attractions for the Sportsman * Agricultural Productions * Austin * The Capitol Building * San Marcos * San Antonio * Rapid Development * Historical Associations * Natural Bridge * Fort Worth * Court House * The Brazos River * Big Springs * ^Approaching the Rocky Mountains * The Sierra Blanca Mountains * El Paso * Attractions * El Paso del Norte * Fort Bliss * Ysleta

SCENES IN NEW MEXICO: Characteristics of the Region * An Ancient Country * A Trip from Embudo * Fernandez de Taos * Indian Festival * The Pueblo de Taos * The Future of the Section

HERE AND THERE IN THE GREAT WEST: * Starting Point * Warrens- burg * Agricultural Operations * Great American Desert * Oklahoma * Scenes in Illinois * In the Vicinity of Ottawa * Deer Park Glen * Bailey\'s Falls * Iowa * Spirit Lake * Little Spirit Lake * West Okoboji Lake * Minnesota * Lake Minnetonka * Detroit Lake * Dakota * Lake Minnewakan, or Devil\'s Lake

THE ROCKIES AND BEYOND: Nature of the Scenery * The Pioneer * Leadville * Methods of Travel * Mountain of the Holy Cross * Georgetown * Green Lake * Bow Knot Loop * Gray\'s Peak * The Canons of Colorado * Che3\'enne Canons * Manitou Springs * Pike\'s Peak * Rainbow Falls * Garden of the Gods * Toltec Gorge * Garfield Memorial * Grand Canon of the Arkansas * The Royal Gorge * A Steep Grade * ^Gunnison * Crested Butte * Grotesque Figures * Idaho Springs * Location * Attractions * Medicinal Springs * The Chicago Lakes * Echo Lake * Hunting Grounds * The North Park * The Middle Park * The South Park * The San Luis Park * Elevation and Attractions * A Wild Region * The Green River and Vicinity * Evanston * Echo Canon * Tunnel and Bridges * Pillars of Rock * Castle Rock * Fossil Remains * Rugged Cliffs * Pulpit Rock * The Old Wagon Road * The Weber Valley * Weber Canon * The Devil\'s Slide * A Famous Tree * The Salt Lake Valley * A Magnificent Region * Should be Visited by Americans

UTAH AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE: An Interesting Section * Moun- tain Ranges * Elevations * Sharp Contrasts * Salt Lake City * Evidences of Prosperity * The Great Salt Lake * Chemical Constituents of the Water * Density * Area of the Lake * Islands * Steamers * Canons

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Early Visitors * Scientific Exploration * Reservation by Congress * Form and Area * Elevation * Rivers * Railroads * Mammoth Hot Springs * Dead Springs * The Geysers * Great Geyser Basin * Giant Geyser * Other Important Geysers * Mud Volcano * Yellowstone River * Falls of the Yellowstone * Yellowstone Lake * The Grand Caiion * Massive Pillars * Gorgeous Colors * Falls of Tower Creek * Other Attractions * Governmental Supervision * A Trip to the Park

THE YOSEMITE VALLEY: Location * Discovery by White Men * Reserved \"by the Government * Roads * Area * Height of the Walls * El Capitan * Other Attractions * The Yosemite Falls * Falls of the Merced River * Wonders of the Tenaya Canon * Points of View * The Mariposa Grove * Discovery of the \"Big Trees\" * Where They Grow

THE COLUMBIA RIVER REGION: Course of the River * Magnificent Scenery * Rapids * The Great Dalles * Mount Hood * The Cascades * Multnomah Falls * Pillars of Hercules * Cape Horn * The Grande Ronde Valley * The Willamette Falls * Canal and Locks * Portland * Astoria * Fisheries * A Trip to Puget Sound * Mount Tacoma

ALASKA: Largely an Unknown Land * Location * Area * Shore Line * Trip by Steamer * Mountains * Glaciers * Mineral Springs * Rivers * The Yukon River * Forests * Climate * Hunting and Fishing * The Mines * Sitka * Population * Indians * Totem Poles * The Cathedral * Government Buildings * A Sad Story * The Return Trip * An Interesting Region

PART TWO ~ OUR NATION: THE STORY OF ITS PROGRESS AND GROWTH:

INTRODUCTION: Our Position * The Past and the Present * An Unending Conflict * Self-Government by the People an Experiment * Opposing Forces * A Wonderful History * The Formative Period * George Washington * Remarkable Development * Second War with England * Indians Subdued * Jealous of Foreign Powers * Slavery Overthrown * A Free Land * The Mission of the Country * The only Source of Danger

EARLY SETTLEMENTS: Progress and Growth of the Nation * Settlement at Jamestown * Experiences of the Colonists * Establishment of Representative Government * New England * Arrival of the Pilgrims * The Civil Compact in the Mayflower * Great Difficulties * Manner of Life * Massasoit * Education * Increase of Population * Union of the Colonies * John Eliot * King Philip\'s V¥ar * Triumph of the Whites * New York * Discovery of the Hudson River * Settlement on Manhattan Island * War with Indians * Surrender to the English * William Penn * Establishment of the Colony on the Delaware * Prosperity of the New Settlement * Other Colonies

THE COLONIAL PERIOD: General Condition * Belief in Witchcraft * Religious Intolerance * Excuse * Growth of the Colonies * Forms of Government * French and Indian Aggression * George Washington * War with the French and Indians * Defeat of General Braddock * The Siege of Quebec * Rapid Immigration * The Gathering Cloud * Changed Relations * English Tyranny * Commercial Restrictions * The Stamp Act * Declaration of Rights * The Tax on Tea * British Troops * Opposition to English Interference * A Cargo of Tea Destroyed * Retaliation * Preparations for War * First Colonial Congress

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: Opening of the War for Independence * The Attack at Lexington * The Battle of Concord * George Washington * John Hancock * Benjamin Franklin * Israel Putnam * Patrick Henry * Samuel Adams * Gathering of Troops * Aggressive Movements * Ticonderoga * Crown Point * Second Continental Congress * Arrival of British Troops * Battle of Bunker Hill * Washington Appointed Commander-in-Chief * British Evacuation of Boston * Protection of New York * The British Attack Charleston

INDEPENDENCE DECLARED: The Formal Declaration of Independence * Its Reception by the People * Hessian Troops * General Howe\'s Commission * Overtures of the British Rejected * Americans Retreat from Brooklyn * Battle of White Plains * A Dark Period * The Battles of Trenton and Princeton * French Aid to the Patriots * The Marquis de Lafayette * Various Encounters * Philadelphia Captured by the British * In the Northern Department * Indians Assist the British * Surrender of General Bnrgoyne * Renewed Overtures of Peace from England * Alliance of France and Spain with the Colonies * Valley Forge * Appearance of a French Fleet * Battle of Monmouth * Battle at Quaker Hill * The Wyoming Massacre * Cherry Valley * New Plan of Action * Along the Sea-coast * Various Battles * In the Western Wilderness * Punishment of the Six Nations * The Campaign at the South * On the High Seas * Disasters to the Patriots * Francis Marion * South Carolina Organized as a Royal Province * Progress of the Campaign in the South and the North * The treachery of Arnold * Failure of his Treasonable Bargain * Sufferings of the Soldiers * Relief Granted by Congress * Robert Morris * Depredations by Arnold * Battles of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse * Various Engagements * Massacre at Fort Griswold * The Battle of Yorktown * Surrender of the British

AFTER THE CONFLICT: The Close of the .War * Treaties of Peace * Impoverished Condition of the Colonies * Commissioners * Proposition to Establish a Monarchy * Domestic Discontent * Retirement of Washington * Alexander Hamilton * Formation of the Constitution * Dissolution of the Continental Congress * The Territorial Government * Election of a President

A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED: Administration of George Washington * Organization of the Government * Public Debt * Returning Prosperity * Indian Hostilities * Political Parties * The Whiskey Rebellion * Treaties with England and Spain * Establishment of a Navy * Administration of John Adams * Threatened War with France Averted * The Death of Washington * The Second Census * Election of President by the House of Representatives * Administration of Thomas Jefferson * Conciliatory Measures * Additions to the Union * Expeditions against Algerine Pirates * Exploration of the Rocky Mountain Region * Aaron Burr * Difficulties with Foreign Nations * Successful Steam Navigation * Impressment of Seamen * Embargo upon Shipping * Administration of James Madison * The Rights of Citizenship * Continued Aggressions by England * Indian Outbreak * Strength of English and American Navies

THE SECOND WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE: Opening of the War * Disasters on Land * Successes on the Sea * Re-Election of President Madison * American Victories in Canada and on Lake Erie * Varying Fortunes of War * British Depredations * The City of Washington Plundered * Negotiations for Peace * The Battle of New Orleans * Peace Restored

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS Algerine Pirates * Admission of Indiana * The United States Bank Chartered * Administration of James Monroe * Emigration to the West * New States and Territories * The Missouri Compromise * Re-election of President Monroe * Visit of Lafayette * Sketch of his Life * Election of John Quincy Adams as President * His Administration * The Erie Canal * Death of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson * The Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence * Administration of Andrew Jackson * Removal of the Cherokee Indians * Veto of the Charter of the National Bank * The Black Hawk War * Secession Threatened by South Carohna * Business Panic * War with Indians in Florida * Order to collect Revenues in Coin * Admission of New States * Administration of Martin Van Buren * Commercial Disaster * Violation of Neutrality Laws * Administration of Presidents Harrison and Tyler * Call for an Extra Session of Congress * Death of President Harrison * Succession of Vice-President Tyler * Legislation Relating to Commercial Affairs * Modification of the Tariff * Adoption of a State Constitution by Rhode Island * Texas Applies for Admission to the Union * Florida and Iowa become States * Administration of James K. Polk * Annexation of Texas * Settlement of the Northwestern Boundaries Dispute

THE MEXICAN WAR: Causes of the War * The Conquest of California * The Navajo Indians Subdued * Close of the Mexican War * Discovery of Gold in California * Election of General Taylor to the Presidency * Important Measures during the Administration of President Polk * Wisconsin Admitted to the Union

THE PERIOD OF AGITATION: Rapid National Progress * The Slavery Question * Growth of the Slave Power * General Sentiment of the Country at the Time of the Revolution * Compromise Measures * The Cotton Gin * Increasing Demand for Slaves * Great Change in Public Sentiment * The Missouri Compromise * Northern Opposition to Slavery * The \"Emancipator \" * Conflict Regarding the Admission of Texas as a State * California a Free State * Administration of Zacharv Taylor * The \"Omnibus Bill\" * Death of General Taylor and Succession of Millard Fillmore to the Presidency * Important Events of President Taylor\'s Administration * Administration of Millard Fillmore * The Fugitive Slave Law Supported * Reduction of Postage * Introduction of the Telegraph * Invasion of Cuba * Organization of Minnesota as a Territory * Enlargement of the National Capitol Building * Arctic Expedition * Visit of Kossuth * The Newfoundland Fisheries * Treaty with Japan * Trouble with Spain * Organization of Washington Territory

THE COMING STORM: Administration of Franklin Pierce * Difficulties * Dispute with Mexico * Establishment of Steamship Lines to Asia * Explorations of the Northwest * World\'s Fair in New York * Relations with Mexico * Central America and the Sandwich Islands * Renewed Discussion of the Slavery Question * More Trouble with Spain * Effort to Obtain Cuba * \" The Golden Circle \" * Treaties with Mexico and Great Britain * Invasion of Nicaragua * Indian Troubles * Difficulties with Great Britain * Formation of the Republican Party * The Know-Nothing Party * Exciting Political Canvass * Election of the Democratic Candidates

THE CONTEST BEGUN: Administration of James Buchanan * Conflict in Kansas * Reign of Terror * The Dred Scott Decision * Continued Troubles in Kansas * The \"Southern Commercial Convention \" * Increase of the Slave Trade * Efforts to Restrict Slavery * The Mormon War \" * Raid of John Brown * Various Political Nominations * Exciting Contest * Election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency * Continued Plottings of Treason * Efforts to Cripple the Government * Secession of South Carolina * The Example Followed by other States * Organization of the Confederate Government * A Peace Convention * Loyalty of General Scott

THE CIVIL WAR: Administration of Abraham Lincoln * Surrounded by Difficulties * Condition of the Army and Navy * Attack upon Fort Sumter * The Civil War Inaugurated * A Great Uprising * bloodshed in Baltimore * Condition of the Opposing Forces * The Battle of Bull Run * The North Aroused * General McClellan * The Confederate Capital Changed from Montgomery to Richmond * General Lee * \" Stonewall \" Jackson * Review of the Events of 1861 * The Campaign of 1862 * The Merrimac and Monitor * Extreme Caution of General McClellan * In the Valley of the Mississippi * In other Sections * Battle of Antietam * General McClellan Superseded * Battles

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: Emancipation a Necessity * Confederate Privateers * The Course of Great Britain * Military Operations of 1863 * In the Mississippi Valley * The Capture of Vicksburg * In the East * The Battle of Gettysburg * The Draft Riots * Military Movements in Virginia * In Tennessee * In other Sections * Financial Condition of the Union and of the Confederacy * Military Operations of 1864 * Commission of General Grant as Commander-in-Chief of the Union Forces * Reverses at the South * Heavy Fighting in Virginia * In the Shenandoah Valley * Sherman\'s March to the Sea * In other States * Privateers * The Port of Mobile closed * Re-nomination of President Lincoln * Nomination of General McClellan for President. * Re-election of President Lincoln * Closing Events of the War * The Capture of Richmond * Surrender of General Lee * Assassination of President Lincoln * Succession of Andrew Johnson to the Presidency * Surrender of General Johnston * General Grant\'s Farewell Address * Review of the Union Army * The Army Disbanded

REORGANIZATION AND PROGRESS: Amendments to the Constitution * Removal of Commercial Restrictions * State Conventions * Conflict between the President and Congress * The French in Mexico * Effort to Impeach President Johnson * Admission of Nebraska to the Union * Result of the Trial of the President * Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution * Treaty with China * Election of General Grant as President * Administration of President Grant * Completion of the Work of Re-construction * Passage of a General Amnesty Bill by Congress * Completion of a Railroad across the Continent * Insurrection in Cuba * Fenian Invasion of Canada * Effort to Annex Hayti to the United States * Survey for an Inter-oceanic Canal at Isthmus of Darien * Destructive Fires in Chicago and Boston * The Alabama Claims * Establishment of the National Signal Service * Abolition of the Franking Privilege * Presidential Nominations * Re-election Of General Grant * Mormon Troubles * Difficulties with the Indians * Admission of Colorado as a State * Political Events

THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION: A Great Success * The Presidential Election * Appointment of the Electoral Commission * R. B. Hayes Declared the President Elect. * Administration of President Hayes * Political Measures * Exodus of Negroes from Southern States * Resumption of Specie Payments * War with the Ute Indians * The Inter-oceanic Canal Scheme Revived * Presidential Nominations * Election of James A. Garfield * Administration of President Garfield * Deadlock in the Senate * Resignation of the Senators from New York * Relations with Foreign Countries * Assassination of President Garfield * Succession of Chester A. Arthur to the Presidency * Administration OF President Arthur * Special Session of the Senate * Appointment of Cabinet Officers * Centennial Celebration of the Surrender of Cornwallis * Trial and Execution of Guiteau, the Assassin of President Garfield

THE FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS: The \" Star Route \" Trials * Recommendations of the President * The Chinese Exclusion Bill * Commercial Treaty with Mexico * Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives * Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of William Penn * Civil Service Reform Bill * Reduction of Letter Postage * Termination of Fisheries Treaty with Great Britain * Labor Commission * New York and Brooklyn Bridge * Opening of the Northern Pacific Railroad * Centennial Celebrations * The Forty-eighth Congress * Recommendations of the President * The Treasury Surplus * The Mormon Problem * The Liquor Traffic * An Educational Measure Proposed * Repeal of the Test Oath

IMPORTANT EVENTS: National Conventions * Presidential Campaign and Election * Relief of Lieutenant Greely\'s Exploring Party in Arctic Regions * Wreck of the Steamship Jeanette * The Bartholdi Statue * The Tehuantepec Canal Project * Failure of a Treaty with Spain * The President\'s Message * World\'s Fair at New Orleans * Completion of the Washington Monument * Reduction of the National Debt * General Grant placed on the Retired list of the Army * Succession of Grover Cleveland to the Presidency * Events of his Administration * Rebellion at Panama * Trouble with Indian Tribes * Death of General Grant * Great Strike of the Knights of Labor on the Southwestern Railroads * Death of Archbishop McCloskey, General McClellan, and Vice President Hendricks * The Forty-ninth Congress * Conspiracy in San Francisco * The Cherokee Indians * The Anti-Polygamy Bill * Land Claims of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company * Presidential Succession Act * Opposition to the Chinese in California * Riot at East St. Louis * Anarchist Riot in Chicago * Marriage of President Cleveland * Veto of Pension Bills * Fisheries Dispute with Canada * Destructive Earthquake at Charleston

THE PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS: The Republican Anti-Saloon League Formed * Unveiling of the Bartholdi Statue in New York Harbor * Death of ex-President Arthur * The Maritime Canal Company * Department of Agriculture and Labor * The Inter State Commerce Act * Centennial Celebration of Adoption of the National Constitution at Philadelphia * The Fiftieth Congress * The President\'s Message * Nomination of L. Q. C. Lamar as Justice of the Supreme Court * Strike of Miners in Schuylkill Coal Regions * The \" Mills Bill\" * Death of the Emperor of Germany * The Great \" Blizzard \" * Death of Chief-Justice Waite and Appointment of M. W. Fuller as his Successor * Relations with China * Death of General Sheridan * The Political Conventions * Re-union of Northern and Southern Soldiers at Gettysburg * Yellow-Fever at Jacksonville * Dismission of the British Minister * Presidential Election * The President\'s Message * New States Created

OUR NATIONAL PROGRESS: At the Close of the War * Condition of the South * Industries Paralyzed * Cotton Grown by Free Labor * Industries of the North * Depreciation of Values * Return of Confidence * Effect of the Centennial Exposition * Reduction of the Public Debt * The Feeling of the South * Cotton Exposition at Atlanta * Immigration * Wonderful Inventions * The Demands of the Hour

GREAT STATE PAPERS: Declaration of Independence * Constitution of the United States * Emancipation Proclamation

Illustrations Include: Boat-House Landing Newport R I * The Round Tower * Cliff Walk * Scenes at Newport * Old Fort Plymouth Bay * The Home of Daniel Webster * Where Miles Standish Lived * The Mayflower Nearing Land * Pilgrim Hall Plymouth Mass * A Piece of the Pilgrim Rock * Scenes along Cape Cod * Provincetown on Cape Cod * Black Fish * Views on Cape Cod * Buzzard\'s Bay and Vicinity * Views on Sea and Shore * Martha\'s Vineyard Mass * Gay Head Light * Views at Nantucket * Nantucket * Bar Harbor and Mount Desert * Moat Mountain * Through the Franconia Notch * The Old Man of the Mountain The Franconia Mountains * The Palisades * Fac-Simile of Pass from Arnold to Andre * Northern Entrance to the Hudson Highlands * Newburgh N Y Scenes * View of the Turk\'s Face on the Hudson * Neetmok * A View in the Catskills * Kaaterskill Falls* View on Lake Minnewaska * The Awosting Falls * Camping on the Lake * View on Lake George - Tail Piece * A Sharp Turn * A Lateral Ravine * Long Gallery * Point Lookout * Cascade and Buttress * Rainbow Falls — Spartan Pass * Pulpit Rock — Giant Gorge * The Gorge Watkins Glen * Glen Mountain House * The Horseshoe Fall * Niagara Falls * Bridge Leading to Bath and Goat Island * View of Niagara Falls * The Terrapin Tower * The Old Table Rock * Niagara River Below the Falls * Niagara from near Queenstown Heights * Suspension Bridge Niagara River — The Whirlpool * On the Islands * Round Island Park * Between the Islands * \" Bonnie Castle\" * Alexandria Bay * Down the Rapids * Cresson on the Alleghenies * Lewistown Narrows * Horseshoe Curve * Scene on the Beach Atlantic City * On the Beach Cape May * Old Point Comfort * In the Heart of the Orange Region * The Lovers\' Walk * St David\'s Path * On the Ocklawaha * A Live-Oak Observation * An Everglade * Scene on the Mississippi River * On the Meramec * The Meramec * Cathedral Spires * Balance Rock * Valley Home * The Black River * In the Ozark Mountain * Ribbon Falls * Hot Springs Valley * View of the Hot Spring * Hot Springs * Rancher\'s Cabin On Line of I and G T Railway * Hunter\'s Paradise * Sheep Pasture * Cotton Field * Colorado River * San Marcos * Colorado River * San Pedro River * Natural Bridge * Cotton Platform * Scene on the Brazos * Trestles near Canyon * Big Springs * Sheep Ranch * Sierra Blanca Mountains * Road at El Paso and View of Fort * Pueblo De Taos New Mexico * Pertle Springs * Stage Route * Wheat Field * Scene in Southwestern Missouri * Scene near Atoka Indian Territory * The Horseshoe or Twin Canon * Bridal Veil Falls * Bailey\'s Falls * Spirit Lake Iowa * View on Little Spirit Lake * Doherty’s Description * Lake Minnetonka * Hunting Scene * Detroit Lake and Hotel Minnesota * Scenery on Devil\'s Lake Dakota * A Western Contrast * A Scene on the Leadville Route * Mount of the Holy Cross * Georgetown Colorado * Devil\'s Gate * Gray\'s Peak * Cheyenne Falls * In North Cheyenne Canon * A Glimpse of Manitou and Pike\'s Peak * The Mineral Springs * Pike\'s Peak Trail * Rainbow Falls * Garfield Memorial * Grand Canon of the Arkansas * The Royal Gorge * Gunnison\'s Butte * Sphinx Rock * Mother Grundy * Finger Rock * Giant\'s Tea Kettle * Chicago Lake * Feeding Ground of the Antelope * Snow Range * Giant\'s Club * Tower Rock * Castle Rock * The Devil\'s Slide * Approaching the Sierras * Nevada Falls * Marshall Pass * Approach of the Black Canon * Maxwell\'s Point * Following a Canon * Devil\'s Gate * Currecanti Needle * Marble Pinnacle * Pulpit Rock * Toltec Gorge * Black Canon of the Gunnison * The Palisades * Palace Butte * Veta Pass * Green River City and Buttes * Great Shoshone Falls * Entering Boulder Caiion * Grand Canon * Dead Man\'s Falls * Salt Lake City * Where Brigham Young Lived * Near High Bridge * Great Salt Lake * Hot Springs Yellowstone Park * The \" Giant \" Geyser * Mammoth Hot Springs * Pulpit Terrace * Crater of Extinct Geyser * Upper Yellowstone Falls * Views of \" Old Faithful \" Geyser Yellowstone River * Ferry on the Yellowstone River * Falls of the Yellowstone * Cliff in Grand Canon of the Yellowstone * Falls of the Gibbon River Bridal Veil Falls Yosemite Valley * Hallet\'s Hades Columbia River * Mount Hood * Gibraltar Columbia River * Steamer Rounding Cape Horn * Cape Horn * Multnomah Falls * Floating Fish Wheel * Pillars of Hercules * Sitka Alaska * Alaska\'s Thousand Islands * Devil\'s Thumb Alaska * An Alaska House with Totem Poles * and more.

(Note: Some of the photos below are from another edition of this book that I sold on last year. All of the same illustrations are featured in the book currently at sale, albeit with possible slight variations in toning, foxing, etc.)

Remember folks, this is an 1890 original. This book is 126 years old.

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