The Footprints of Time

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The Footprints of Time

by Charles Bancroft

EN·~23 hours

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Description

This volume offers a sweeping survey of the ideas and events that shaped the United States from its colonial beginnings to the late nineteenth century. Drawing on official records and a wide range of historic works, it places the American experiment within a broader story of rising and falling republics, highlighting the forces that encouraged lasting institutions. Readers gain a concise chronological backdrop that explains why the nation's system emerged the way it did.

The core of the book is a systematic, easy‑to‑follow analysis of the three branches of government, their powers, and how they interrelate. Each section breaks down the executive, legislative, and judicial functions, using clear examples and statistics to illustrate everyday operation. By the end, listeners will have a solid mental map of the structure that underpins American civic life, without needing to sift through scattered sources themselves.

Details

Full title

The Footprints of Time And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

Language

en

Duration

~23 hours (1369K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-11-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Charles Bancroft

Known for both a Victorian-era civics history and a much later pair of thrillers, this name spans very different corners of publishing. The surviving record is sparse, but the books linked to it range from American government and history to modern suspense.

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