Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-03
LITERARY.
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Cover
ment Of the United States, During the
First Century of It's eSiatence.
From ORIGINAL AND oFF1oIAL SOURCES
Ey ChaS. f.annan,
Author Of the "Dictiouary of Congress,
"Privste 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 sn-
ditional names OF persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing OF the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about TIFTREE THoUsAND PER.
sosAL REfsnEscEs in the volume. 1t en-.
braces IN its scope the Delegates, Represent
ttivos, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
sral and state Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive oftcers ID
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
III the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
,ources. calculated to Illustrate the growth
md preeent condition OF the Government oi
The United States For greater converts nee
Or reference the Book Is arranged in rwc
parts; the first containing tho
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and sene Idea of the value and extent or the
Tabular information which forms the SEC
)ND PART, may bo gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration OF Independence.
Siguers OF the Declaration.
Delegates TO the Continental Congress.
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Articles oil Confederation.
The Constitution of the United Ststaa.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of hepresentxtl lvee
Presidents OF the senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks Of the House OF Representatives.
Chaplains to Congress-
successive Administrations.
Executive Oficers OF the OWL Service,
Presidential electors.
Electoral anu Popular Votes for President
Political Parties.
The justices OF ths Supreme Court
Clerks OF the supreme Court.
marshals OF the supreme Court.
Justices oil the Circuit. District and T9r
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
ments.
ssttlylnenr Of States and r rritorles.
Counties aud Towns OF the United States.
Area Of the United States.
Origin of tie names OF states and Terrific
rtes.
Length and Cost of American Wars
Chisf Commanders OF tho army.
Progress OF Population in the Unifss
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Representation,
Pay Table OF OWL Ofiioers
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education IN the United States.
Colonial Governors Of America.
Tho 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 Affiliations and OouH,is
dong.
treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives IL
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 az work of refer
nee, the Book forms a worthy adjunct II
very published history of the United States
md win be an Indispensable acquisition I,
very Public ana Private Library. In form 1t il
,royal octave of about 200 pages, well printed
N good paper, and ID sold in
aorocco cloth binding, plain edges for 81 o.
Hall Morocco or Calf marUied edges -. 0i
full MOROCCO or Cali maTbied or gilt :. 10 O.
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