Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-01
LITERARY.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
or The CENTURY.
Biographical Annals OF the Civil Govern
ment OF the United States, During the
First Century of its existence.
RON ORIGINAL AsD orrloIAL SOURCES
1y Chas. Lanmar,
Author of the nDictionary 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-
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FIFTREN THOUSAND PER
sosAL REFERERoEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
ativea, and Senators who have served In the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed
eral and State judiciary, Ministers TO and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Ohicers III
all the Departments Of the Nation, as well rs
all the Governors of the States and Terr1tO.
rles, together with very large amount OF
tabular information. gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government or
the United States. For greater CONVEX !. acc
or reference. the Book Ii 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 SEC.
OND PART. may be gathered from the sub
oined
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 OF the Senate.
Clerks of the House of Representatives.
Ohaplains 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 anu 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.
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress oil Population in the Unitsi
states.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representa-
Pay Table of Civil Officers
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education 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 Countries.
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 work OF refer
ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it is
arOyal octave of about 700 pagea, well printed
on good paper, and is Sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, fol. ST %
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges -. 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 OU
To be had from Agents and booksellers
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from JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
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