Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-12


THE work originally published under the title Of
THIS NEw AMERICAN CTcLOPeDIA was completed in
1853, since which time tn. wide circulation which
it has attained In 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
nit it to exact and thorough revision and to is
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PRDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dacoy-
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the convenience and refinement OF social life
Great wars and cousequent revOluiiOrs have orcur.
red, involving national cahnges Of pecu nome nj
The civil war of our own country, which was at
its height when the last volume OF the old work
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