The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-08
APPLETON'S
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA.
New Revised Edition

New Revised Edition.
Entirely rewritten by the ablcst writer's on every
subject. Printed from new type, and illustrated
with Several Thousand Engrnvings aud Maps.
TnE work originally published under the title OF
rHE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA was completed III
1853. since which time the wide circulation which u
has attained In all parts OF the United states ana
the signal Developments which have taken place III
every branch OF science literature and art have in
duccd the editors and publishers to submit IL {" an
exact and thorough revision, and 10 Issue new ell
tion entitled The AMERICAN CiciopEllA.
Within the last ten years the Progressed discovery
In every department % know edge has made new
work OF reference AN imp rativc want
The movement Of political affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries OF science, and their fruitful ap
plication ~ tn; Industrial and useful arts and the
convenience and refinement Of social lie. Great
wars and consequent revolutions have occurred M
voving national changes Of peculiar moment. Inc
civil war Of our own country which was ~ its heiSl
when the last volume Of the old work appeared. has
happily been ended, and new course OF CONNER
cial and industrial activity has been commenced;
Large accessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers Vi
Africa.
The great political revolutions Of the last decade,
with the natural result OF the lapse OF time, have
brought into public view multitude ~ new men.
whose names are In Every ones mouth and of whose
lives every ne II curious Ia know the particulars
Great battles have been fought and imp rtant siecs
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