Our First Century

<p>Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the one Hundred Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of our Country by R.M. Devens offers a comprehensive overview of the United States' first century. Published in 1879 this book presents a detailed account of significant political military mechanical social scientific and commercial events that shaped the nation. </p> <p>Devens' work provides valuable insights into the historical context and societal developments of 19th-century America making it an enduring resource for understanding the foundations of the country. Readers interested in American history and the evolution of its institutions will find this book both informative and insightful.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>