A Book of the United StatesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation58 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA Book of the United States.PREFACE.Chapter I · —MOUNTAINS.Chapter II · —VALLEYS.Chapter III · —PRAIRIES AND PLAINS.Chapter IV · —RIVERS.Chapter V · —CATARACTS AND CASCADES.Chapter VI · —LAKES.Chapter VII · —SPRINGS.Chapter VIII · —CAVERNS.Chapter IX · —ISLANDS.Chapter X · —CAPES AND PENINSULAS.Chapter XI · —BAYS, HARBORS, SOUNDS, AND GULFS.Chapter XII · —OCEANS.Chapter XIII · —SOIL.Chapter XIV · —CLIMATE.37Chapter XV · —MINERALS.Chapter XVI · —ANIMALS.Chapter XVI · —ANIMALS. (continued 2)Chapter XVII · —BOTANY.Chapter XVIII · —GEOLOGY.Chapter XIX · —NATURAL CURIOSITIES.Chapter I · —POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.Chapter II · —CITIES AND TOWNS.Chapter II · —CITIES AND TOWNS. (continued 2)Chapter III · —AGRICULTURE.Chapter IV · —MANUFACTURES.71Chapter V · —COMMERCE.Chapter VI · —RAIL-ROADS.Chapter VII · —CANALS.Chapter VIII · —GOVERNMENT.Chapter IX · —CONVENTION.Chapter X · —INDIAN TRIBES.Chapter XI · —AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES.84Chapter XII · —RELIGION.86Chapter XIII · —MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS.Chapter XIV · —PENITENTIARY SYSTEM.Chapter XVI · —LITERATURE AND EDUCATION.Chapter XVII · —FINE ARTS.Chapter XVIII · —BANKING SYSTEM97Chapter XIX · —BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.Chapter XIX · —BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. (continued 2)Chapter XX · —HISTORY.Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 2)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 3)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 4)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 5)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 6)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 7)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 8)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 9)Chapter XX · —HISTORY. (continued 10)APPENDIX.Footnotes.Footnotes. (continued 2)Footnotes. (continued 3)Transcriber’s Notes.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →A Book of the United States.All chapters and sections (58)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA Book of the United States.PREFACE.Chapters123456789101112131415161617181912234567891011121314161718191920202020202020202020Other sectionsAPPENDIX.Footnotes.Footnotes. (continued 2)Footnotes. (continued 3)Transcriber’s Notes.Book CoverA Book of the United States. →
