Description: This is a nice condition, antique copy of "The Progress and Achievement of One Hundred Years" by Charles Morris from 1911. The book is profusely illustrated with "hundreds of portraits and character sketches of man of achievement, and illustrations of all the great events of our history." Decorative end papers. The book chronicles American history from "The Visits of the Northmen to the New World" up to the "Admission of Arizona and New Mexico." Large, hefty book with 596 pages. At the back of the book is a "Population of the United States" (according to the Census of 1910) for the years 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, and 1910. The chapters are as follows: Discovery and Exploration; Settlement of the Thirteen Original States; The Intercolonial Wars and the French and Indian War; The Revolution - The War in New England; The Revolution (continued) - The War in the Middle States and on the Sea; The Revolution in the South (concluded); Organization of the United States; Administrations of Washington, John Adams, and Jefferson (1789-1809); Administrations of Madison (1809-1817) - The War of 1812; Administrations of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams (1817-1829); Administrations of Jackson, Van Buren, W.H. Harrison, and Tyler (1829-1845); Famous Presidential Campaigns Previous to 1840; Administration of Polk (1845-1849); Administrations of Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan (1849-1857); Administration of Lincoln (1861-1865) - The War for the Union (1861); Administration of Lincoln (continued) - War for the Union (1862); Administration of Lincoln (continued) - War for the Union (1863); Administration of Lincoln (continued) - War for the Union (concluded, 1864-1865); Administrations of Johnson and Grant (1865-1877); Administrations of Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur (1877-1885); Administration of Cleveland (first) and of Harrison (1885-1893); Administration of Cleveland (second, 1893-1897); Administration of Cleveland (second, concluded, 1893-1897); Administration of McKinley (1897-1901); Administration of McKinley (continued, 1897-1901) - The Spanish-American War); Administration of McKinley (concluded) - The Closing Events of the Nineteenth Century; Administration of Roosevelt; Administration of Taft.
Price: 45 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Charles Morris
Publisher: W.E. Scull
Topic: American (US)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1911