The American Almanac And Repository Of Useful Knowledge For The Year 1841

By David H. Williams and David H. Williams

Step into the United States 1840s, when time was kept by moonrise and margins filled with hard fact. A year, mapped in numbers. The American Almanac And Repository Of Useful Knowledge For The Year 1841 is a nineteenth century almanac that brings together the practical and the panoramic: calendar reckonings, astronomical ephemeris tables, and concise intelligence once made to live within arm's reach. In tone it is brisk, useful, and oddly intimate, a record of what a young republic thought worth noting. Expect government and census facts, american statistical tables, and other summaries that show the workings of public life at a glance, a facsimile reference handbook in spirit for readers who love data with history attached. For browsing it is endlessly dip-in; for study it reads like an antebellum America reference built from primary-era habits of measurement. Almanacs were the internet of their day: compact, authoritative, and revealing in what they chose to measure. That makes this historical almanac reprint a strong companion for american history students, old farmers almanac fans, writers, and classic-literature collectors, as well as antique ephemera collectors who relish original-period texture. It can also serve as a practical genealogy research reference, grounding names and dates in the civic rhythms of the era. Ideal for desk, studio, or classroom, wherever the past needs a trustworthy calendar again. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354508685
• ISBN13: 9789354508684
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"