Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 223 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Compilation_of_the_Messages_and_Papers_of_the_Presidents 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.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 Presidents -- United States J Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 103258 2025-10-05T14:11:27.817844 text/html 103236 103115 2024-11-05T16:53:07.197811 2023-10-06T04:54:40.753596 text/html text/html 151203 2025-10-05T14:11:33.883818 application/epub+zip 150527 2025-10-05T14:11:31.277821 application/epub+zip 93551 2025-10-05T14:11:30.105816 application/epub+zip 367639 2025-10-05T14:11:35.659798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357900 2025-10-05T14:11:33.129827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121316 2022-09-06T19:56:18.563438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87308 2025-10-05T14:11:27.580855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67352 2024-10-28T19:24:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18037 2025-10-05T14:11:35.783786 application/rdf+xml 26693 2025-10-05T14:11:30.597815 image/jpeg 4874 2025-10-05T14:11:30.351830 image/jpeg 149991 2025-10-05T14:11:27.828828 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia