Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-28
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.
rnoA ORIGINAL AND orr1oA1 sounoas
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the "Dictionary Of Congress,
"Private life of Daniel Webster, "Red
Book of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF Its kind
graphical sketches. and eight Thousand ad-
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all, about TIFTEEN THOUSAND PER-
soNAL REFERENCES in the volume. 1t EN-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses. the Fed.
eral and State judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries. Executive officers in
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors Of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
sources. calculated to Illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater converts ace
or reference. the Book Is arranged in tive
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS.
and some idea of the value and extent of the
Tabular Information which forms the SEQ
oND PART. may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress-
The Declaration of Independence.
Signers Of the Declaration.
Delegates TO the Continental Congress-.
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution of the United States.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries or the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives.
Chaplains to Congress-.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the OWL 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 Terr.to
ries.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Chist Commanders OF the Army.
| Progress OF Population in the Unito5
| Density of Population.
| Population and Ratio of Represents ation.
/ Pay Table of Civil officers.
Leading Government Publications
The Newspaper Press.
| Education in the United Stats..
| 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 Countries
International Arbitrations and Commits
sione.
| 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 it's own value as a work OF refer
| ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct tc
| every published history of the United States
| and will be an indispensable acquisition tc
every Public and Private Library. In form it ID
aroyal octave of about 700 pages, well printed
| on good paper, and ia sold in
Morocco cloth binding. plain edges, for ST o.
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges -. Of
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 Oh
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