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A Book of the United States

A Book of the United States

by Grenville Mellen

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Editor
Mellen, Grenville, 1799-1841
Title
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
Credits
Produced by Richard Hulse, Sue Clark, Brian Wilcox, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
E151: History: America: United States
Subject
United States -- Biography
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58447
Release Date
December 9, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.A Book of the United States.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. —MOUNTAINS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. —VALLEYS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. —PRAIRIES AND PLAINS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. —RIVERS. — I. RIVERS WHICH FLOW INTO THE MISSISSIPPI, AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. — II. RIVERS WHICH FLOW INTO THE ATLANTIC. — III. RIVERS OF THE PACIFIC AND THE GREAT LAKES.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. —CATARACTS AND CASCADES.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. —LAKES.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. —SPRINGS. — I. SALT SPRINGS. — II. MINERAL SPRINGS. — III. BURNING SPRINGS. — IV. WARM AND HOT SPRINGS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. —CAVERNS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. —ISLANDS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. —CAPES AND PENINSULAS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. —BAYS, HARBORS, SOUNDS, AND GULFS. — I. BAYS AND HARBORS. — II. SOUNDS. — III. GULFS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. —OCEANS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. —SOIL.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — CLIMATE. 37
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. —MINERALS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. —ANIMALS. — I. QUADRUPEDS. — II. BIRDS. — III. FISHES. — IV. REPTILES. — V. INSECTS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. —BOTANY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. —GEOLOGY.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. —NATURAL CURIOSITIES.
  23. 23.CHAPTER I. —POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS. — I. NEW ENGLAND STATES. — II. MIDDLE STATES. — III. SOUTHERN STATES. — IV. WESTERN STATES.
  24. 24.CHAPTER II. —CITIES AND TOWNS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER III. —AGRICULTURE.
  26. 26.CHAPTER IV. — MANUFACTURES. 71
  27. 27.CHAPTER V. —COMMERCE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER VI. —RAIL-ROADS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER VII. —CANALS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER VIII. —GOVERNMENT.
  31. 31.CHAPTER IX. —CONVENTION.
  32. 32.CHAPTER X. —INDIAN TRIBES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XI. —AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES. 84
  34. 34.CHAPTER XII. — RELIGION. 86
  35. 35.CHAPTER XIII. —MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XIV. —PENITENTIARY SYSTEM.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XVI. —LITERATURE AND EDUCATION.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XVII. —FINE ARTS.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XVIII. —BANKING SYSTEM 97
  40. 40.CHAPTER XIX. —BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XX. —HISTORY.
  42. 42.APPENDIX.
  43. 43.Footnotes.
  44. 44.Transcriber’s Notes.

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