When America was young / by John T. Faris.

Author/creator Faris, John T.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, London : Harper & Brothers, 1925.
Descriptionxiii, 372 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (maps) plates, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The checkered story of manufactures and commerce.--Glimpses of houses and home life.--A half hour with ye colonial editor.--Educational beginnings.--Pioneer travelers of a hundred years.--George Washington as revealed by his correspondence.--The capital in the woods.--How the cities looked.--Two centuries of the Post Office.--The story of lotteries in America.--In the days of the pirates.--"On the field of honor."--In the days of canals.--Acres by the million.--A squandered inheritance.--Holidays and feast days.
General noteMap on front lining-paper.
General note"First edition."
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 350-354.
LCCN 25019574

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E178.6 .F22 1925 ✔ Available Place Hold