A Book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government, institutions, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, religion, education, population, natural curiosities, railroads, canals, public buildings, manners and customs, fine arts, antiquities, literature, mineralogy, botany, geology, natural history, productions, &c. &c. &c. : and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states : together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present time, the biography of about two hundred of the leading men, a description of the principal cities and towns : with statistical tables, relating to the religion, commerce, manufactures and various other topics / edited by Grenville Mellen ; with engravings of curiosities, scenery, animals, cities, towns, public buildings, &c.