1844 TEXAS US Democratic Review American Trade Jesuit Missions Death Penalty

1844 TEXAS US Democratic Review American Trade Jesuit Missions Death Penalty

“The United States Magazine and Democratic Review” was a mid-19^th-century American political periodical which became famous for its motto – ‘The best government is that which governs least”. First published in 1837, this magazine featured essays and anecdotes, letters and correspondence, and other forms of governmental communication.

This particular 1844 edition contains interesting topics including:

• Democratic party presidential nominations
• An essay on free trade in America
• Commerce and economics on the prairies
• Early Christianity in America – Jesuit missionaries in North America
• Essay on the use of the death penalty
  • Discussions on the abolition of the punishment of death
• Essay on Texas
• Notable works by John Greenleaf Whittier, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, Alfred Tennyson, Goethe, and many others

Item number: #20689

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The United States magazine and Democratic review, volume xiv.

New York: Henry Langley, Astor House, 1844. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: complete with all pages
  • iv, 664
  • 7 full-page illustrations
• Provenance: Binding Stamp/Handwritten – Benj. Cannon
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
• Rare and desirable

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