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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 330 40 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 128 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 124 14 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 80 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 46 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 38 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 26 0 Browse Search
Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General . 24 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 21 11 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 20 0 Browse Search
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the South from the North at this moment consists solely in the superiority of the North over her in its resources of iron and coal. It is needless in this enlightened age to trace and distinguish the modes in which iron has become the very sinews of national power and the token of national wealth. If you wish to find the greatest and most prosperous cities in the world, look for those which are most intimately connected with iron and coal. New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Richmond, are striking examples upon this Continent, London, and almost every city in England on the other. The Southern States are in more danger of distress this hour from a deficiency in iron than in all other commodities whatever. And yet Virginia and portions of Tennessee and North Alabama are peculiarly proclitic of iron ore. Most of the forges in Virginia afford an abundance of the best iron, but are dependent exclusively upon wood for smelting it. A few years ago