THE

FOOTPRINTS OF TIME:

:

AND A COMPLETE

ANALYSIS

OF OUR AMERICAN

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT,

WITH A

CONCISE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF
CIVILIZATION; THE RELATION OF THE OLD WORLD
TO THE FREE INSTITUTIONS OF THE NEW :
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF

THE ENGLISH COLONIES AND OF

THE UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

FACTS AND STATISTICS FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES

BY CHARLES BANCROFT.

R. T. ROOT PUBLISHER.

BURLINGTON, IOWA.