American History told by

Contemporaries

1 VOLUME INDEXED AND SOLD SEPARATEL

Vol. I. Era of Colonization, 1492–1689

Publisbed 1897 Vol. II. Building of the Republic, 1689–1783

Publisbeid 1898 Vol. III. National Expansion, 1783-1845

Publisbed 1900 Vol. IV. Welding of the Nation, 1845-1900

WITH GENERAL INDEX Published 1901

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A Source-Book of American History

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American History told by

Contemporaries

VOLUME IV WELDING OF THE NATION

1845-1900

Contemporaries

VOLUME IV
WELDING OF THE NATION

1845-1900

EDITED BY

ALBERT BUSHNELL HART
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN Harvard UNIVERSITY
MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AUTHOR OF “ FORMATION OF THE UNION," “ EPOCH Maps,"

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