THE ENCYCLOPEDIC INDEX

CONTAINS

More than 25,000 page references to the official utterances
of the Presidents, interspersed with some eight hundred ency-
clopedic articles on American history and politics, elaborating
and going into the details of every subject discussed by the

executives.

A summary history and description of every branch of the
Government-Executive, Legislative and Judicial-outlining the
development of each department from its beginning to the present
time, together with all bureaus and special commissions.

An analysis of each administration written by competent con-
temporaneous authority.

Definition and summary of the treaties between the United States
and all foreign countries.

The growth of the Army and Navy, with the latest official facts
of organization, strength and equipment.

History of each State from original territory to present time.

A brief description and history of every country in the world,
and the trade and treaty relations of each with the United States.
Synopsis of all political parties, their platforms, growth and
achievements. Leaders in all the great political movements since
the organization of the government, together with their votes, are
given in detail, as well as the origin of popular nicknames and
campaign cries.

Accounts of the wars engaged in by the United States, together
with a recital of the causes thereof and a brief account of each
battle fought by American soldiers; also important foreign wars.
List of Federal courts and commissions and digests of such lead-
ing supreme court decisions as tend to interpret the constitution.
Discussions of public questions of national policy, such as Monroe
Doctrine, Panama Canal, Interstate Commerce, Banking, Agri-
culture, Exports, Imports, Mining, Slavery, Woman Suffrage,
Trusts, Prohibition, Labor, Tariff, etc.

Aboriginal inhabitants, characteristics and early home of each
tribe and nation, their wars with the white settlers and decline
before advancing civilization.

More than a thousand selected biographical sketches of eminent
American statesmen and leaders in the country's development.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIC INDEX TO THE

MESSAGES AND PAPERS

OF THE PRESIDENTS

SERVES A DOUBLE PURPOSE.

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FIRST:

Assuming that the reader desires to investigate a
specific subject, the Index provides him with a suc-
cinct digest on that subject and underneath cites the
numbers of pages where Presidential references
thereto may be found. Thus, after reviewing the fun-
damental facts involved as presented by the digest, the
reader is aided in forming his own opinion on the ques-
tion by the arguments advanced by the Executives.

SECOND:

Assuming that the user is reading a Presidential
Message, the Index provides him with data on every
question mentioned, and, by the page citations, enables
him to compare the views of various Chief Magistrates
on the same subject.

See the analysis of each Administration under the name of the
Executive. These analyses are paragraphed under subheadings (such as
"Slavery"), so that one may readily trace the development of a question
through many Administrations, and find the narrative continuous.

See the biographies of men famous in American Statecraft, Warfare
and Diplomacy, as well as the biographies of present Cabinet Ministers,
Senators, and Congressmen, which appear under their respective names.

ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS FROM OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PAINTINGS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, PLACES OF PATRIOTIC INTEREST, HISTORICAL PAINTINGS AND

CONTEMPORARY CARTOONS,

PRESIDING LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE

¶The collection of pictures appearing in the several volumes of this set can safely be said to be the best ever collected for the purpose of illustrating the history and progress of our country from every viewpoint.

The pictures themselves almost tell the story of the development of this Nation. They appear in about equal number in each volume, and in direct connection with the text matter, therefore in chronological order.

¶ On the back of each of the historical illustration plates there is found descriptive matter which adds value to the illustrations and important historical data supplementing the messages themselves.

In the forepart of each volume will be found a list of the illustrations therein.