Both of these books are full of black and white photographs, illustrations,reference library collections and copies of private paintings 1940 begins with the native Americans cir 1000 and ends with December 2, 1938 when an airliner from Chicago was guided by radio beacon and landed on the new municipal airport at North Beach,Queens, New York making the official opening of the La Guardia Field. Occupying over 550 acres, some of which was formerly a dump Also included are illustrations and photographs of presidents from George Washington down to Franklin Delano Roosevelt who was President in 1933 1956 new revised volume goes beyond Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dwight David Eisenhower, President in 1956 The author states that " it cannot be said that every picture herein is absolutely accurate, although the "Spirit" of the scene may be carefully portrayed" The 1940 edition has an Eagle embossed on its front cover