Our First Century

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Our First Century

Entry/Object ID

1988.13.2d

Description

One hundred "great and memorable events" of the United States' first century, beginning with the "birth of the new republic" in 1776 to the centennial of that event in 1876. Topics include political, military, mechanical, social, scientific, and commercial events. California is found in the chapter concerning the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. Exhaustive index; no references to Napa Valley.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1988.13

Source or Donor

Estate of Sue Davis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Historical studies, Politics & government, Inventions

Search Terms

Fremont, John C., Sutter, John, Marshall, James, Historical studies, History of the United States as of 1876, United States history, United States 1876 Centennial, Politics & government, Military events, Inventions, Gold Rush, Sutter's Mill

Book Details

Author

R. M. Devens

Place Published

Location

Springfield, MA

Date Published

1776 - 1876

Call No.

970.3 Dev

Notes

Date: 1885 Spine Label: 970.3 Dev

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fremont, John C.

Person or Organization

Sutter, John

Person or Organization

Marshall, James

Create Date

October 1, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026