The American Citizen's Manual of Government and Law (1859)

Young, Andrew W. The Citizen's Manual of Government and Law: comprising The Elementary Principles of Civil Government; A Practical View of the State Governments, and of the Government of the United States; A Digest of Common and Statutory Law, and the Law of Nations; and a Summary of Parliamentary Rules for the Practice of Deliberative Assemblies. New-York: H. Dayton, 1859. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. [11352] Black leather spine decorated in blind and gilt, black cloth boards, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, light edge-wear with small chips to the headcap, tight. 448 clean pages with index; 8 pp. publisher's adverts. The Preface and Table of contents are bound out of order, but complete. Very good. Hardcover. A school text for teaching the principles of the American government system. The author laments the lack of such knowledge and declares that our liberties depend upon everyone, male and female alike, being well-versed in the system of government bequeathed to them by their forefather