Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES

by Jacob Harris Patton

Published by D. Appleton And Company. 1st. 1888

Almost very good condition. First edition. XV, 523 + 3 pages. Red cloth, gilt titles. Includes: The coastline, coalmining, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, silver and other metals, building stone, health resorts, climate, timber, fruits, ocean resources and much more!

Spine faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing, light page browning and light stains at margins. Some writing in crayon to front free-endpaper.

Stock no. 987218

Buy now for £40.00 Enquire about this book Add to Wish List

Contents

  • Coast-Line
  • Coal
  • Minor Coal-Fields
  • The Alleghany Anthracite Coal-Field
  • Semi-Bituminous Coal-Fields
  • The Alleghany Biuminous Coal-Field
  • The Central Coal-Field
  • Lignite, or Brown Coal
  • Pacific Coal-Fields
  • Coal-Fields of the Dominion
  • The Coal of Europe Compared with that of the United States
  • Petroleum, Natural Gas, Iron-Ores,
  • Iron in the Rocky Mountains
  • Observations on Iron
  • Gold, Silver,
  • Quicksilver, or Mercury
  • Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tin, Minor Metals
  • Precious Stones
  • Clays
  • Building-Stone
  • Marbles of Finer Grade
  • Abrasive Materials
  • Graphite, or Plumbago
  • Salt
  • Mineral or Medicinal Springs
  • Health-Resorts
  • Rainfall-Oceans-Currents
  • Climate of the Northwest
  • The Mississippi Valley
  • Irrigation
  • The Food Area - Wheat Belt
  • Fibers - Miscellanies
  • Timber
  • Grasses
  • Orchard-Fruits
  • The Grape - The Garden-Fruits
  • Fertilizers
  • Ocean Resources
  • Fur-Bearing Seals - Wild Game
  • Resource in Water-Power - In Land
  • Tabulated Summary

Similar Stock