Elements Of Useful Knowledge: Containing A Historical And Geographical Account Of The United States - Softcover

Noah Webster

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371598249 ISBN 13: 9780371598245

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Elements Of Useful Knowledge: Containing A Historical And Geographical Account Of The United States by Noah Webster. This volume presents a broad, didactic compendium intended for schooling in early America, combining a concise historical narrative of the United States—from colonial beginnings through the Revolution and the founding of the Constitution—with a sweeping survey of geography, climate, flora, fauna, minerals, and natural resources. The Preface explains a methodical structure: first a general view of essentials common to all states, then detailed state-by-state descriptions, followed by discussions of constitutional principles, the formation of government, and the origins of the American republic. The work covers the remote causes of the Revolution, the Stamp Act and other colonial measures, and culminates in accounts of Washington’s leadership and the creation of a new national government. It contains extensive sections on the present condition of the United States, the Mississippi Territory, Indiana and Michigan, and the Louisiana purchase, interlacing civic instruction with topographical and scientific knowledge. The text reads as an educational reference designed to acquaint youth with the country’s geography, state structures, economy, and constitutional framework, with auxiliary material on climate, agriculture, natural history, and international relations. Original publication date indicated as 1805; modern reprints appear in later editions.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371598249
• ISBN 13: 9780371598245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242