First century of national existence
Subtitle: the United States as they were and are ... with an appendix ...
By: the whole carefully prepared by an eminent corps of scientific and literary men ... illustrated with over two hundred and twenty-five engravings ...
Contributors: Kettell, Thomas Prentice.; Perkins, Frederick Beecher, 1828-1899.; Richards, T. Addison 1820-1900.; Brockett, L. P. 1820-1893.; Barnard, Henry, 1811-1900.; Prescott, George B. 1830-1894.; Greene, Jacob Lyman, 1837-1908.
Publisher: L. Stebbins
Published: 1876
Place of publication: Hartford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 683
Subjects: United States.
Notes: There is an abrupt break in text at bottom of page 168, although the pagination is complete.

Some of the articles previously appeared in "Eighty years' progress of the United States.  1861."
Table of contents: value: Mining industry, fur trade [etc.]; value: Land, internal trade; Banks, [etc.] Emigration; Authors, books [etc.] by T. P. Kettell.; value: Social and domestic life, by F. B. Perkins.; value: Arts of design, by T. A. Richards.; value: Religious denominations, and sects, by L. P. Brockett.; value: Education, by H. Barnard.; value: Electric telegraph, by G. B. Prescott.; value: Fire insurance, by D. A. Heald.; value: Life insurance, by J. L. Greene.