Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-08
LITERARY.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals OF the Civil Govern
ment of the United States, During the
First Century OF its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Larman,
Author of the "Diotionary Of Congress.
"Private life Of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book Of Michigan"

This valuable work. the only one Of its kind
extant. contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing Of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all. about rITTEkN THOUSAND PEI
soNAL REFEREsCEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope tho Delegates, Represent
ativcs, and Senators who have served in the
and Federal Congresses. the Fed
eral and State judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive officers in
all the Governors of the states and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered3from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
the United States. For greater CONVEX i. acc
or reference. the Book is arranged In two
parts; the nrst containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea OF the value and extent Of the
information which forms the SEC.
oined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
Signers of the Declaration.
Delegates 10 the Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress-.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles Of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United Ststes.
Sessions OF the Federal Congress.
Speakers of the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks of the House of Representatives.
Chaplains to Congress-
successive Administrations.
Executive Officers Of the Civil Service.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President.
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme COURT
Clerks OF the supreme Court.
MarshalS OF the supreme Court.
justices OF the Circuit. District and Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court Of Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
ments.
settlement of States and rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States
Area of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
ries.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Chist Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitso
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Representation.
Pay Table of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Educ alton in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
The Seat of the General Government.
Right Of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countr les.
international Arbitrations and Commits
sions.
Treaties and Conventions
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Officials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date Of Publication
Index by States of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own value as a work of refer
unce, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and viii be an indispensable acquisition TO
every Public and Private Library. In form 1t is
a royal octave OF about TOO pages. we'll printed
On good paper, and il sold in
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Half Morocco or Calf mar bled edges go. 90
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