1843-1852 THE WHIG ALMANAC. Excellent Maps and Content on Oregon, Texas, Tariffs and Protectionism, &c. Baptist A Tale of the Mississippi

A Tale of the Mississippi by James Ruggles [Original]

Bound in original or early paneled sheepskin with very slightly contrasting morocco label

The allowance he receives is in my opinion very handsome

Likely obtained through a family connection

and crisp state of preservation textually

1843-1852 THE WHIG ALMANAC. Excellent Maps and Content on Oregon, Texas, Tariffs and Protectionism, &c. Baptist A Tale of the MississippiThe Whig Almanac and United States Register is a cornerstone resource for understanding antebellum American politics. While most 19th century almanacs focused heavily on weather forecasts and agriculture, Greeleys Whig Almanac was a sophisticated, political engine. Using political, cencus, and election data as its almanac hook, it was in reality designed as a mass market ideological tool to unite the fractured Whig Party around its economic platform.