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book written by Benson J. Lossing about the early War periods in North America.
The fine hardcover binding is also antique and decorative, adding to its
collectible value. The book was published in 1888 and is written in English. It
covers a range of topics related to the Civil War, including the Revolutionary War,
Indian history, and the founding of the United States. This original copy is in great
shape and is sure to be a valuable addition to any collection.
O U sale is for an original 1888edition of a COMPLETE
3Volume SETof "OUR COUNTRY. A HOUSEHOLD HISTORY
OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ALL READERS" by AN AWESOME SET!!!
Proudly offered is aCOMPLETE!edition of three antique hardcover pictorial
volumes comprising the discovery of America through the Revolutionary War, pre
and postCivil War,includingthe INDIAN WARS. Being these volumes were
updated through the years, history is being extended, highlighting various events
of importance.You can't get a better condensed, factualrevelation on American
History than this! Each volume is dedicated to important historical events, its
successive stages and unity of achievements by which the grand result is the
unity and freedoms Americans now enjoy today. It is a story of growth supported
by picturesque ILLUSTRATIONS!!!
The History of the United States may properly be arranged in six distinct
periods, under the respective heads of:
** DISCOVERIES **
** SETTLEMENTS **
** COLONIES **
** THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE OR THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION **
** THE NATION **
** THE CIVIL WAR OR THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION **
** THE INDUSTRIAL AGE **
Volume I starts with a sketch of the several discoveries, actual and apocryphal, in
America, which bear direct relations to the history of the Republic from the
advent of the navigators of the North in the tenth and eleventh centuries, until
Hudson and Champlain won their deserved honors. It also contains a history of
the Indians found there. Continuing forward, events of several unsuccessful and
successful efforts to plant settlements along the Atlantic coasts are notated,
formatting the flourishing colonies to 1776. Entering this time is the great
struggle which resulted in the political independence of the United States and the
establishment of a national government in 1789 by the union of the several States
under one supreme central power.
Over the next 70+ years, accounts of the progress of the new nation are
reported in great detail, such as the events of the early conflicts of theINDIAN
WARS, THE WAR OF 1812 and the war with MEXICO from 1846-1848. The
exciting and deeply impressive account of the CIVIL WAR is explored, which
resulted in a great social revolution by the abolition of slave-labor throughout
the Republic.After 1860 the Indianwars continued but they now took place
West of the Mississippi; the heaviest fighting occurred on the Great Plains,
but there was also intermittent warfare in the Southwest and Northwest. In
these conflicts most of the fighting was done by the regular army.
Additionally, historical important supplements are contained within Volume III
such as the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE ARTICLES OF
CONFEDERATION, THEU. S. CONSTITUTION and WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL
ADDRESS.
Reference tables from carefully compiled census arenotated of:
PRESIDENTS AND CABINET OFFICERS FROM 1789 TO DATE OF PUBLICATION
STATISTICS OF TE POPULATION OF THE VARIOUS STATES
STATISTICS OF THE NATIONAL FINANCES, EXPORTS, IMPORTS ETC.
THE PUBLIC LANDS IN EACH STATE
THE PRODUCTS OF AGRICULTURE AND OF GOLD AND SILVER MINING
CHIEF BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WAR OF 1812,
THE MEXICAN WAR AND CIVIL WAR.
As you can see, there is a wealth of marvelous information and history -- too much to this book provides a review of the progress of the United States,
from the inception of our nationality until the latest edition of this publication.
The accomplishments of our Republic in ALL departments have been
marvelous; whether it is government, agriculture, minerals, manufactures and
mechanic arts, education (especially inhealth)or religion. The advancements
of our first one hundredplusyears as a young nation proves to us today,
despite whatever obstacles we face, to be faithful to the sacred trust
committed to us from our forefathers!
Published in 1888, this handsome set is in VERY GOOD CONDITION!
forany age and especially for its age of 138 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE
PRESENT!!! andnicely bound!The front interior hinge of volume three has been
expertlyreinforced with black cloth library tape, providing a tidy finish and
ensuringlasting structural soundness.Each volume has numerousillustrations
as well asFINE ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL! Including the Index, thereare 2,020
fascinatingpages in this fabulous set! Allvolumesmeasure 8" X 10".
A COMPLETE SET LIKE THIS COMES VERY RARELY
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Benson John Lossing (February 12, 1813 – June 3, 1891) was a prolific and
popular American historian, known best for his illustrated books on the American
Revolution and American Civil War and features in Harper's Magazine. He was a
Charter Trustee of Vassar College. In 1838, Lossing moved to New York City
seeking greater opportunity as a journalist and illustrator. He edited and
illustrated J.S. Rothchild's weekly Family Magazine 1839-1841 and launched his
literary career with the publication of his Outline of the History of Fine Arts. In
1846, he joined William Barritt in a wood engraving business that became one of
the largest of such firms in New York. His illustrations appeared in the New York
Mirror and several other periodicals. During this time, Lossing sat for a portrait by
Thomas Seir Cummings (1804–1894), now in the collection of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York City. Around 1848, Lossing conceived the idea of
writing a narrative sketchbook on the American Revolution. The first installment
was published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1850; the completed Pictorial
Field-Book of the Revolution was published in 1853. To gather material for the
work, Lossing traveled some 8,000 miles throughout the United States and
Canada. As with his subsequent books, his pen and ink drawings served as the
primary illustrations. The book won him critical acclaim and general reputation.
During and after the Civil War, Lossing toured the United States and the once
Confederacy. On the basis of that research, he published a three-volume pictorial
field book/history of the war, which is also presumed to be Matthew Brady's first
collaboration in the use of his Civil War photographs as book illustrations. In
1860-1861, the London Art Journal featured a series of Lossing's articles
describing the history and scenery of the Hudson Valley; the illustrated articles
were published in 1866 under the title The Hudson: From the Wilderness to the
Sea. He was awarded an LLD by the University of Michigan in 1873.
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