The Footprints of Time: and a Complete Analysis of the American System of Government: With a Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Civilization, the Relation of the Old World to the Free Institutions of the New, the Establishment and Growth of the English Colonies and of the United States of America. Facts and Statistics from Official Sources

Charles Bancroft

Mississippi Valley publishing Company, 1887 - Fred L. Fox Collection - 818 pages

Contents

• PART FIRST: 29
• The Dawn of HistoryUncertainty of TraditionAid: 41
• SECTION IV Ancient MonarchiesFive Monarchies on the Euphrates: 70
• The Grecian StatesOrigin intelligence and vigor of: 81
• The Roman EmpireImpossibility of restoring: 92
• AMERICAN COLONIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: 139
• The Spanish in the New WorldThe difference between the Span: 145
• CHAPTER VI: 161
• CHAPTER VII: 168
• THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE: 178
• Influence of ChristianityThe Jewish StateInfluence: 182
• CHAPTER IX: 188
• PART SECOND: 213
• THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT: 222
• CHAPTER II: 232
• CHAPTER III: 238
• THE GREAT SEAL OF THE United States: 244
• CHAPTER VII: 255
• THE TREASURY: 265
• THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY: 278
• CHAPTER XI: 294
• CHAPTER XII: 299
• CHAPTER XIII: 308
• CHAPTER XIV: 318
• THE SECRETARY OF WAR: 324
• The War Department and the Secretarys place in itOrganization: 331
• Territories: 333
• THE NAVY: 347
• CHAPTER XIX: 353
• Alaska: 358
• CHAPTER XX: 368
• CHAPTER XXΧΙ: 374
• HOW TO SECURE PUBLIC LANDS: 387
• PENSIONS: 402
• THE POSTAL SYSTEM: 421
• The modern Principle of Association shown in the character of this: 433
• THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: 439
• THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT: 448
• CHAPTER V: 459
• THE PROCESS OF LAWMAKING: 463
• CHAPTER XXXI: 474
• CHAPTER XXXΙΙ: 481
• The History of this LibraryIts Extent The Law LibraryThe: 487
• CONGRESS AS A COURT: 490
• Its Peremptory Power as Umpire in disputesRange of ActionVari: 496
• The Circuits of this CourtThe Associate Justices of the Supreme: 502
• Its Object and OfficersIts JurisdictionProcedure: 508
• Congress alone may coin MoneyThe accepted theory of MoneySub: 515
• CHAPTER I: 521
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE STATES: 536
• CHAPTER IV: 544
• CHAPTER V: 552
• NATIVE AMERIcans and IMMIGRANTS: 567
• The English PeopleProgress among the Ancients: 568
• CHAPTER VIII: 573
• PART FOURTH: 663
• UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: 693
• Organization of the GovernmentMeasures of first Four Congresses: 701
• MADISONS: 708
• Era of Good FeelingMissouri CompromiseInternal Improvements: 721
• Nullification in South CarolinaJacksons vigorSeminole: 728
• Admission of TexasMexican WarGen Taylors Battles Victories: 737
• Failure of Southern aims in Kansas Dred Scott DecisionJohn: 744
• Real causes remoteThe result practically unavoidableThe chivalric: 751
• On to Richmond Advance of Federals in the WestMcClellan: 758
• Grant and Lee in VirginiaSherman in GeorgiaHood and Schofield: 772
• Practical success of ReconstructionReadmission of StatesSuccessful: 789
• CLEVELANDS ADMINISTRATION: 809

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Footprints of Time: and a Complete Analysis of the American System of Government: With a Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Civilization, the Relation of the Old World to the Free Institutions of the New, the Establishment and Growth of the English Colonies and of the United ...
• Author: Charles Bancroft
• Publisher: Mississippi Valley publishing Company, 1887
• Original from: University of Colorado Boulder
• Digitized: Jan 28, 2025
• Length: 818 pages