Excerpt from The United States and Other Divisions of the American Continent, Vol. 2 of 2 This vast. Country spreads from 490 to 240 20' N. L; and from 100 E. L. To 480 25' W. L. From Washington; comprising an area of more than square miles. N 0 government exercises territorial jurisdiction over so much extent of compact surface, except that of Russia. The United States are divided either by physical landmarks, or by dis tinct climates and productions, into northern, middle and southern, and eastern and western states. The northern states include New England, or all the states east of Hudson River. The middle states include all the states between Hudson River on the east, and Potomac on the south and west; including, west of the Alleghany Mountains, Ohio, Kentucky, In diana, Illinois, and Missouri. The southern states include the country south and west of these limits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley, Vol. 1 of 2: To Which Is Appended a Condensed Physical Geography of the Atlantic United States, and the Whole American Continent; Salve Magna Parens Florida, 199. Climate, 199. Productions, 201. Minerals, 203. Animals, 204. Birds and Fish, 204. Serpents, 205. Insects, Bays, Inlets, and Sounds, 206. Rivers, 207. Islands, Curiosities, 208. Fountains, Lakes, and Springs, 209. Savages, Civil Divisions, and Population, 210. Comparative advantages Of Immigration to Florida, 211. Chief Towns, 212. History, 215. Acres of marketable Land, 217. Alabama, 218. Civil Divisions, and Population, 218. Rivers, 219. Face Of the Country, Soil, &c., 220. Character Of the Population, 222. Seminaries, Climate, and Diseases, 223. Employment of the People, and Chief Towns, 224. County Towns, and. Constitution [and Laws, 227. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of the American Revolution, Vol. 1 of 2 Henry the feventh of England, by the exertion of an authority fimilar to that of Pope Alexander, granted to John Cabot and his three fons a commi ion, to na vigate all parts of the Ocean for the pnrpofe of difcover ing I ands, Countries, Regions or Provinces, either of Gentiles or lnfidels, which have been hitherto unknown to all chriftian people, with power to fet up his andard and to take poffe ion of the fame as Vaffals of the crown of England. By virtue of this commi ion, Se bafiiah Cabot explored and took poffefiion of a great part of the North American continent, in the name and on behalf of the king of England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."