History of Congress
Subtitle: biographical and political: comprising memoirs of members of the Congress of the United States, drawn from authentic sources ; embracing the prominent events of their lives, and their connection with the political history of the times
By: by Henry G. Wheeler ; illustrated by numerous steel portraits and fac-simile autographs.
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Published: 1848
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 568
Subjects: United States. Congress -- Biography; Statesmen -- United States; Public works -- United States
Notes: Vol. 2 has title: History of Congress ... comprising a history of internal improvements (rivers, harbors, etc.) from the foundation of the government to the present time ... II.
Includes 32 biographical sketches.