Proceedings of a Conference of Governors in the White House Washington, D. C. May 13 - 15, 1908 by McGee, W J - 1909

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Government Printing Office, 1909. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with gilt print and black design on the front cover and spine. Clean pages with the normal library markings and attachments. The page are tanned. There is a spot on the side page edging and edge of the back cover where apparently someone spilled some black ink. The spine has some darkening..

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Green cloth and gilt title, xxxvii, 451 p, 24cm tall, octavo. The Governors met at the invitation of President Theodore Roosevelt to consider the conservation of mineral, land, and water resources towards adopting conservation as a national policy. Front cover has bumped corner. Spine shows light surface wear at head and tail and at the hinges. Internally fine, good binding.

WASHINGTON, D. C.: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1909 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY 13-15, 1908 AUTHOR: W. J. MCGEE PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. 1909 EDITION: First Edition for the year ISBN: None CATEGORY: Government, History BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Light Green SIZE: 6 x 9 (approximately) PAGES: 449 pages. CONDITION: The outside of the book is in good plus condition. The front endpapers may have been replaced in they seem newish. There are light fingerprint like smudges to the first few opening and closing pages (including title page). Book is without marks or writings, pages are fairly clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good+/None dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: Published by Authority of Congress. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship… Read More

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Washington, DC: GPO, 1909. fair. 451, illus., figures, index, small tears in margin of a few pages, text has darkened, front board weak. Ink notations inside flyleaves, boards and spine worn, soiled, and scuffed. The Conference of Governors was held in the White House May 13-15, 1908, under the sponsorship of President Theodore Roosevelt. Gifford Pinchot, then Chief Forester of the U.S., was the primary mover of the conference, and a progressive conservationist. The Conference focussed on natural resources and their proper use. President Roosevelt delivered the opening address. Other speakers included Andrew Carnegie, John Hays Hammond, Elihu Root (Secretary of State), William Jennings Bryan, Charles E. Hughes (Governor of New York), and Samuel Gompers (President of the American Federation of Labor). The speeches emphasized both the nation's need to exploit renewable resources, and the differing situations of the various states, requiring different plans.