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Book/Printed Material Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy.

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Title

  • Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy.

Names

  • Devens, R. M. (Richard Miller)

Created / Published

  • Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols & Co.; Easton, Pa., J.W. Lyon, 1876.

Headings

  • -  United States--History
  • -  United States--History--1783-1865

Notes

  • -  Half-title illustrated in colors.
  • -  Also published with changes, Chicago, 1886, under title: American progress: or The great events of the greatest century.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 2 p. l., [7]-1007 p. front., illus. (incl. ports., facsims.) 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E179 .D48

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02001698

OCLC Number

  • 232711

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Devens, R. M. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One Hundred Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of Our Country, Political, Military, Mechanical, Social, Scientific and Commercial: Embracing Also Delineations of All the Great Historic Characters Celebrated in the Annals of the Republic; Men of Heroism, Statesmanship, Genius, Oratory, Adventure and Philanthropy. Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols & Co.; Easton, Pa., J.W. Lyon, 1876. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02001698/.

APA citation style:

Devens, R. M. (1876) Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One Hundred Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of Our Country, Political, Military, Mechanical, Social, Scientific and Commercial: Embracing Also Delineations of All the Great Historic Characters Celebrated in the Annals of the Republic; Men of Heroism, Statesmanship, Genius, Oratory, Adventure and Philanthropy. Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols & Co.; Easton, Pa., J.W. Lyon. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02001698/.

MLA citation style:

Devens, R. M. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One Hundred Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of Our Country, Political, Military, Mechanical, Social, Scientific and Commercial: Embracing Also Delineations of All the Great Historic Characters Celebrated in the Annals of the Republic; Men of Heroism, Statesmanship, Genius, Oratory, Adventure and Philanthropy. Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols & Co.; Easton, Pa., J.W. Lyon, 1876. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02001698/>.