Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-15

The work originally published under the title Of
The Y Ew AMERICAN CTCLOPeDIA was completed in
1858 since which time the wide circulation which
it has attained in ali 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
init il to an exact and thorough revision, and to
enc new edition entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLIC
PeDIA.
Within the last ten wears the progress OF discov-
erv in every department of know ledge has made a
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The movement of political affairs has kept pace
with tho discoveries Of science, and their fruitful
application TO the industrial and useful arts and
the convenience and refinement OF social life
Great wars and consequent revolutions have occur
red, involving national cahngrs of peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country, which was at
its height when the last volume Of the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and new
course of commercial aud industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large sccessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers 81
Africa.
The great political rev olutions OF the last decade
with the national result of the lapse OF time, have
brought into poblic view multitude OF new mon,
whose names are in every ones mouth, and of
whose lives every ore is curious to know the par
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