Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-07-27
APPLETON'S
America CyclOp@dia.
New Revised Edition.

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wiki Several thousand EngTayngs and Maps.
The work originally published under the title OF
! The NEw AMERICAN ClCLOP.EplA was completed
In 80 since which time the wide circulation which
Il has ats med in all parts OF the United states aud
the sgual developments WAIcA nave l4keN place 10
every branch OF science literature -nl ai.' nave
Induced the eLltOIs and publishers 20 subMi 70 an
! exact and thorough revision, and 90 issue ucW
! edition entitled THE AMERICAN ClcLofADIA.
within the la, ten years the progress % d-seoV
| ey in ever department OF knowledge has made
| er7y work OF reference an imperative want.
The movement OF political Affairs has Kept pace
with the discoV cries OF sicnce ana tLeif irultiu
application - the n'iusti al ana useui ARK ana TIE
csnveu iencS OF and renuemet Ol sucia! l!c. Great
wars and consequent revolutions have occurred
| Involving national changes Of peculiar moment
The civil war OF Uur own country, iIu Was az Us
height when the last volume Of te old Ork appear
ed, has happily ended and new course OF CONNER
ciAl and industrial activity has been commenced.
Large access ions 10 our geOsgap hicai knowledge
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with the natural result Of the lapse OF time have
brOugh. into public view multitude OF new men
whose names are N every one mouth anu ol whose
lives every one j. curious 10 know e particulars
Great battles have been fought ana important
seges maintained, OF which The details are as YET
preserved only IL the newspapers or IN the trans
lent publications Of the day, Gut which ought now
TO take their place IN permanent and authentI
history.
In Preparing the present edition lo- the press It
has accordingly been the aim OF the editors 10 bring
down the information 20 the latest possible dates
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toTieal events.
The work has been begun afler long and careful
preliminary labor, and with Tie most ample iesOur
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prOVements Ia its composition as have been sug-
sested By longer experience and enlarged knowl
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The Illustrations which are introduced ior the
hrst time IN the present edition have been added
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greater lucidity and fierce 10 the explanations IN
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OF natural history, and depict The most famous ana
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ton rather than embellishments no pains have been
spared insure their artistic excellence; the cost
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