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Title: American facts : notes and statistics relative to the government, resources, engagements, manufactures, commerce, religion, education, literature, fine arts, manners and customs of the United States of America
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872
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Publisher: London : Wiley and Putnam
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Ja-Wvld. GwQrofhirro d^t iiu.-3. .i. PART I. CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT POPULATION AND ITS CLASSES FOREIGN-ERS SLAVERY OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS MINERALS—COMMERCE MANUFACTURES REVENUE AND RESOURCES OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT PREMIUM ON ITS BONDS repudiation AND DELINQUENCY OF SOME OF THE STATES CAUSES AND EXPLANATION OF THESE MATTERS. The United States of America occupy an area of2,300,000 square miles; or 650,000 more than thewhole of Europe, excepting Pussia. Collectively, their greatest length is 3000 miles;their greatest breadth 1700 miles. They have a frontier line of about 10,000 miles; asea-coast of 3600 miles; and a lake-coast of 1200 miles. Of the rivers: the Missouri is 3600 miles in length,or more than twice as long as the Danube; the Ohiois 600 miles longer than the Phine; and the Hudson^entirely in the State of New York, and navigable for160 miles) is 120 miles longer than the Thames. The territory of the United States is divided intotwenty-si

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