The Handbook of the United States of America; And Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics of the Government, Army, Navy ... Etc. Furnishing All the Necessary Information Concerning the Country for the Settler, the Business Man
The Handbook of the United States of America; And Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics of the Government, Army, Navy ... Etc. Furnishing All the Necessary Information Concerning the Country for the Settler, the Business Man
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...Government's powder magazine at Toulouse exploded, with great loss of life. 29--Ex-Queen Isabella returned to Spain 30--The Turks were guilty of great atrocities in Bosnia, 3,000 Christians were massacred, and all manner of outrages committed; their troops were defeated by the Serv. iansand Montenegrins.. Aug. 1- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...Government's powder magazine at Toulouse exploded, with great loss of life. 29--Ex-Queen Isabella returned to Spain 30--The Turks were guilty of great atrocities in Bosnia, 3,000 Christians were massacred, and all manner of outrages committed; their troops were defeated by the Serv. iansand Montenegrins.. Aug. 1--Colorado declared a State of the Union by President Grant.... Gen. Belknap acquitted on the impeachment trial 7--Servians defeated by the Turks, losing 6,000 men 14-15--The Turks were defeated by the Montenegrins, losing 8,000 men, and the next day by the Servians, with great slaughter 17--Great famine in the northern provinces of China, thousands dying daity....Great outrages by the Turks in Bulgaria.. 18--On this date, and the 19th and 23d, the Turks were repulsed and defeated by the Servians....22--The great Coal Combination was broken....23--N. Y. State Republican Convention held at Saratoga, E. D. Morgan nominated for Governor, Sherman S. Rogers, Lieutenant Governor....Severe fight between the Sioux and Gens. Terry and Crook, Indians defeated, but losses heavy....30--N. Y. State Democratic Convention nominate Horatio Seymour for Govenor, but ho would not accept... Lieut. G vernor Dorsheimer re-nominaied.21--Murad Effendi. Sultan of Turkey, deposed, and Abdul Hamed proclaimed his successor.....Sept. 4.--Servians defeated by tl.e Turks. 6--Wm. M. Tweed arrested at Vigo, Spain....'lurks lost 1,800 men in a fight with the Montenegrins... 7--1,600 Egvptian troofs massacred in Abyssinia., ..9--India village captured and destroyed by Gen. Crook's troops....13--N. Y. Democratic Convention reconvened, and nominate Lucius Eobinson for Governor....14--International Rifle Match at Creedmoor, American Team victorious....16--Yellow fever raging at Savannah....
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Add this copy of Handbook of the United States of America, and Guide to to cart. $19.68, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by HardPress Publishing.
Add this copy of Handbook of the United States of America and Guide to to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1886 by Gaylord Watson.
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Very good. 9.25 x 6 inches, publisher's decorated dark brick cloth, very good, some rubbing, wear and soil, contents very good and clean. Pastedown engraving of the Brooklyn Bridge, 203 pp, ads.
Add this copy of Handbook of the United States of America & Guide to to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Nick Bikoff's Books, IOBA, ships from Fairfield, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1886 by Gaylord Watson.
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Very Good. Clean brown cloth decorated with gilt. Light spine end wear. Tight clean & intact copy. Prior owner's signature. All edges gilt. A few smudges on front endpaper. Pictorial endpapers. Necessary information concerning the country for the settler, the business man, the merchant, the farmer, the importer professional man. USiana; Tables; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 205 pages.
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New York 1890 Gaylord Watson. Hardcover. Octavo, 224pp., decoratively embossed brown cloth with black, gilt and white decoration and lettering on front. Numerous advertisements. Inside front cover is full page illustration of opening of new Brooklyn Bridge. Chapters and charts on: paper money of the United States, gold and silver, religious statistics, financial and economic transactions of the United States from March 1877 to December 1883, Railroad system of United States, pension statistics, valuation of property, expenses of government, post ofice, Civil War, immigration, agricultural statistics, labor, cost of living, the West, etc etc. All edges gilt. Near VG, text a bit toned. Binding secure and text clean.
