Excerpt from A History of the United States: In Chronological Order From A. D. 432 to the Present Time The present Work gives, on a'somewhat novel plan, a complete history of the United States from the earliest times to the present day. No work of the same compass contains anything like so full and detailed a record of the events of that history. The work being in chronological form, events are recorded in the exact order in which they happened; and, in the case of important occurrences, the precise day 'is given. The history is not a mere political record; but inventions, discoveries, and financial, economical, scientific, art, and literary matters, and the deaths of important personages, are noted. One unique merit of a history modelled on the plan of the present work is that it will never become antiquated. The date of an important event, once ascertained, is fixed forever. Nat'being a matter of Opinion, it is not liable to change With the fluctuating results of historical criticism. The future, consequently, will render necessary only the addition of the records of the years as they pass, so as to keep the work up to date. Though the greatest care has been taken to ensure accuracy, it is too much to hope that, in the immense multiplicity of events, names, and dates recorded, errors have not crept in. Should the reader note any such, the publishers Will take it as a favor to be informed of them, with a View to their correction in subsequent editions. 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.