Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843 1914 Richardson, James Daniel A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 1: James A. Garfield Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Shawn Cruze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 1:…" by James D. Richardson is a historical compilation documenting the messages and papers associated with the presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, as well as the first term of Grover Cleveland. This work, written in the late 19th century, encompasses a crucial period in American history from March 4, 1881, to March 4, 1889. The book likely covers topics including governance, civil service reforms, significant treaties, and the political atmosphere of the era, particularly focused on events following Garfield's assassination. The book provides an extensive overview of important addresses, communications, and legislative activities from these presidents, reflecting their responses to pressing national issues. It includes Garfield's inaugural address, which underscores the significance of self-governance and national unity while addressing the challenges of civil rights and economic policies. In addition, it chronicles Arthur's administration, particularly his efforts in civil service reform and foreign policy, alongside Cleveland's significant vetoes and discussions on tariffs and public finance. Overall, this compilation serves as an essential resource for understanding the administrative thoughts and actions of these presidents during a transformative period in U.S. history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 Presidents -- United States J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 103243 103122 2024-10-05T17:12:37.165809 2023-10-06T04:54:40.611599 text/html text/html 103236 103115 2024-10-05T17:12:37.397810 2023-10-06T04:54:40.753596 text/html text/html 151180 2024-10-05T17:12:44.372763 application/epub+zip 150554 2024-10-05T17:12:41.336779 application/epub+zip 93577 2024-10-05T17:12:40.006780 application/epub+zip 367840 2024-10-05T17:12:46.336755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357999 2024-10-05T17:12:43.526764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121316 2022-09-06T19:56:18.563438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87415 87345 2024-10-05T17:12:36.895791 2023-10-06T04:54:40.446599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 88666 2020-12-14T20:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32018 2020-12-14T20:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19914 2024-10-05T17:12:46.459746 application/rdf+xml 26693 2024-10-05T17:12:40.564774 image/jpeg 4874 2024-10-05T17:12:40.287805 image/jpeg 149931 2024-10-05T17:12:37.407797 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia