Simplified Titles: 1. COSMONICS OF THE UNITED STATES 2. CHICAGO IN A NEW LIGHT

Philadelphia 1893, 1891 Bailey. 2 titles bound in one volume. Hardcover. 12mo., 128p., 3 color maps, two of which are foldout; 32p., cloth. This shorter book tells the future of Chicago, and "her true relations to other cities, the country and the World. Advance ideas on the course and center of coming empire for the Columbia Celebration and for all Time." Good plus, light wear.

"A physical prophecy of North America and a forecast of our country, founded in creative law." Manifest Destiny--explanation and spiritualist justification for spread of American hegemony.

The book, published in Philadelphia in 1893 and 1891, contains two titles bound together in a single volume. Measuring 12mo. in size, the hardcover book comprises 128 pages, including 3 color maps, two of which are foldout. Additionally, there are 32 pages of cloth material.

This shorter book, in good plus condition with light wear, offers a glimpse into the future of Chicago, exploring its "true relations to other cities, the country and the World." It also presents "advance ideas on the course and center of coming empire for the Columbia Celebration and for all Time."

Alongside this future-focused content, the volume also includes a "physical prophecy of North America and a forecast of our country, founded in creative law." This narrative serves as an explanation and spiritualist justification for the spread of American hegemony, a concept known as Manifest Destiny.

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