A century of lawmaking for a new nation : U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1873 / the Law Library of Congress.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Law Library of Congress (U.S.)

Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--History--18th century--Sources.

United States.

United States. Congress--History--19th century--Sources.

Law Library of Congress (U.S.).

United States. Congress.

Law--United States--Sources.

Law.

Politics and government.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1809--Sources.

United States--Politics and government--19th century--Sources.

Law Library of Congress (U.S.)--Archives.

Genre:

Archives.

Sources.

Other Title:

U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1873

At head of title: American memory -- Library of Congress

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, [1998]-

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Presents records and acts of Congress from the Journals of the Continental Congress through The Congressional Globe, which ceased publication with the Forty-second Congress in 1873. Provides a documentary history of the construction of the nation, development of the federal government, and its role in the national life. Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Notes:

Title from title screen dated Oct. 19, 1998.

OCLC:

41870754