... United States senator from Maine , 1854-1864 : Sec- retary of the Treasury , 1864-1865 ; United States senator from Maine , 1865-1869 ... President Johnson on his impeach- ment , thereby arousing most violent ... in author's co ...

Presents an outline of a period in Texas history that has left a deep impress upon the later history, the political organization and the public mind of Texans.

But Mr. Robert Shackleton, after an extended experience in describing such cities as New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago, has at last written a comprehensive "Book of Washington"—not a guide or handbook merely, but an intelligent ...