A Presentation of Causes Tending to Fix the Position of the Future Great City of the World in the Central Plain of North America: Showing That the ... London, Is Moving Westward to the City Of... - Couverture souple

Scott, J W

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1275782337 ISBN 13 : 9781275782334

Editeur : Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012

Synopsis

Title: A presentation of causes tending to fix the position of the future great city of the world in the central plain of North America: showing that the centre of the world's commerce, now represented by the city of London, is moving westward to the city of New York, and thence within one hundred years, to the best position on the Great Lakes.

Author: J W Scott

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

Description:

Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.

Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.

Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.

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The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP02999900

CollectionID: CTRG99-B1212

PublicationDate: 18680101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: Includes statistical information.

Collation: 28 p.; 26 cm

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gale, Sabin Americana
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1275782337
• ISBN 13: 9781275782334
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible