Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-08-24
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"BEYoND THE MISSISSIPPI" 4 Complete Hsto-
ry of the New States and Territories, from tie
Great River TO tie Great Ocean, by Albert D.
Richardson. This is most entertaining and valua-
bic book and its popularity is attescd by tho salo
of over 10000 copies in a single month Tho au-
thor's long and varied experience in the little
known and interesting regions of tho Far West, fur
nishes the valuable material for its contents.
Mr.. Richardson is widely known as one OF our
most brilliant journalists and writer's. No other au-
thor has Travelled over SO much of our vast western
domains, and wo know Of no one who can SO we'll
describe what he has seen. He is always interest
ing, generally amusing, and better still, invariably
truthful.
The volume before US is accompanied by an ac-
curate and minute map Of the entire region beyond
the Mississippi, and is elegantly printed and pro-
fusey illustrated with over two hundred cngrayings
from original photographs and sketches from the
pencils of Bicrsadt Mast, Hennessy, barley, Fem,
Stephens, Forbes and other eminent artists, which
arc really beautiful and worthy of examination as
specimens of art. Many Of them set into the
body Of the text after the popular style of Lossings
Pictorial Field Book Of the Revolution.
This work. we understand, is sold only by sub
scription, and is just such one ms persons seeking
to act agents should add to their list 1t pub
lished by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co., Phila-
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