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A popular history of the United States from the Aboriginal times to the present day. Embracing an account of the aborigines; the Norsemen in the new world; the discoveries by the Spaniards, English, and French; the planting of settlements; the growth of the colonies; the struggles for liberty in the revolution; the establishment of the Union; the development of the nation; and the Civil War. By John Clark Ridpath, A.M. (Professor of Belles-Lettres and History in Indiana Asbury University; author of Ridpath's School History of the United States, etc., etc.). Illustrated with maps, charts, portraits, and diagrams. Jones Brothers & Co. 1876. Brown hardcover with dark brown spine and corner covers. Title in gold stylized text, with a gold scroll in the center. Outside of pages have green and yellow water-marble design. 1966.16.01
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