Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-17
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THE NEW AMERICAN CYcLOPscDIA was completed In
lsG3 since which time the wide circulation which
It has attained Ill all parts OF the United States
and the signal developments which have taken
place in every branch of science, literature and art
have induced the editors and Publishers To sub
mit il 10 exact and thorough revision, and to is
sne q new edition entitled The AMERICAN CYCLIC
PSDIA.
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the convenience and refinement of social life
Great wars and cousequent revolutions have occur.
red, involving national cahnges of peculiar moment
The civil war Of our own country, which was at
lite height when the last volume OF the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and a new
course of commercial and industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large sccessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers Of
Africa.
The great political oluions of the last decade
with the national result of the lapse OF time have
brought into poblic view multitude OF new mon,
whose names in erery ones mouth, and Of
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tculars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
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