The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1844 [with:] The Whig Almanac and Politicians' Register for 1845 [with:] The Whig Almanac, and Politicians' Register for 1846 [including maps of Texas and Oregon] [with:] The Whig Almanac: 1847. Greeley & McElrath Antique Maps

Greeley & McElrath / 1844 - 1847 / [Republic of Texas & The Oregon Question] The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1844 [with:] The Whig Almanac and Politicians' Register for 1845 [with:] The Whig Almanac, and Politicians' Register for 1846 [including maps of Texas and Oregon] [with:] The Whig Almanac: 1847. (112032) 12mo. 4 volumes. 72;64;64;63,[1] pages. Each almanac bound in original printed wrappers. Pictorial front wrapper for 1844 almanac with portrait of Henry Clay. Two full page woodcut maps in 1846 issue. Early ink ownership inscription on front wrapper of 1844 issue. Minor dampstaining to upper fore edge corner of most leaves of the 1844 almanac. Little gnawing to upper margin of last six leaves (and back wrapper) of 1847 almanac. Overall condition is very good. Western Expansion, Mexican War, and Tariffs With Maps of Texas and Oregon A nice run of four issues of the Whig Almanac, for the years 1844, 1845, 1846 and 1847. The Whig Almanac was an annual publication edited by Horace Greeley, beginning in 1843. Issued by the publishers of the New-York Tribune, it served as a political guide for the Whig Party, featuring election returns, congressional directories, political essays, and statistical data. The almanac played a key role in shaping Whig political discourse, advocating for protective tariffs, internal improvements, and opposition to the expansion of slavery. With Greeley s editorial influence, the Whig Almanac became an essential resource for party members and political observers until the decline of the Whig Party in the mid-1850s. Texas, Mexico and the West The almanac for 1846 has two woodblock maps, including one of Texas (page 44) in a much exaggerated form, with a distorted-looking stovepipe boundary, and extending west to the Rio Bravo to include Santa Fe. For a small map there is quite good detail as it locates major rivers and most of the towns: Houston, Nacogdoches, Austin, Mier, and San Antonio. The map also depicts Indian Territory and part of Missouri Territory. The text of a "Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States" is included on pages 55-56, following a general historical discussion on the boundaries of the United States. The map of Oregon (page 28) accompanies a text on the Oregon question ("Oregon. Our Rightful North - Western Boundary") and shows the territory extending from the Continental Divide and north to include part of present-day British Columbia. Mountain ranges are indicated as are the Columbia, Spokane, Lewis, and Clarke's Rivers. The forts of Alexandria, Colville, Vancouver, Langley, Fraser and George, and the early town of Astoria are located. The area shown extends to show Queen Charlottes Sound in the north and the northern reaches of Mexico in Upper California. The 25-page text deals, in part, with these two boundary issues as well as the annexing of Texas. The Whig Almanac for 1847 includes further articles on Oregon and Texas and Mexico: "Texas and Mexico" (pages 19-20); "The Oregon Treaty" (page 28); "The War With Mexico" (pages 29-37). The 1845 Almanac prints Henry Clay's words summarizing the principles of the Whig Party, including "a sound National Currency," "fair" protection to American Industry, and "just restraints on the Executive power, embracing a further restriction on the exercise of the Veto." The 1844 Almanac includes a History of the Tariff (pages 17-29), including a schedule of tariffs of 1816, 1824, 1828, 1832, and 1842. The almanacs cover a range of topics, including governmental and election statistics for the country, the U.S. Constitution, Washington's Farewell Address, alphabetical schedule of tariff duties, and the like.