Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-07-20

APPLETON'S
America Cyclopadia.
New Revised Edition.

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with Several Thousand Engrayings and Maps.
The work originally published under the title OF
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In ISIS since which Time the wide circulation MAicn
II has attained boz all puts oi uc United states ana
the -igual Developments which have taken place IN
evrrN branch Of science, Literature, aud ART nave
induced the editors aud publisher, L" submI1 10 an
exact and thorough revision, AMI 10 issue Ne"
I edition entitled TIE AMERICAS NlCLoitIlA.
within the last ten years the progress OF dlscoF
ey ia every department %! kupWiti-s HAs made
rry work of reference an Imperative WJn'
The movement Of political aiIirs has kept pace
with the di,cON eIies OF sicnce AMI thrir iruitiui
applicatOn o. the industrial and sclui - ana Tie
convenience OF and rcAncmet %! social llc. "FeAi
wars and coHSeq uent revolutions nave oet"fVl
involving national changes 81 pecan moment
The civil war Of our own country, lch Was ~ ~
height when the last volume Of ihe old work appear
eel mas happily ended and new COurse OF CONNER
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Large accession, 10 our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers OF
Africa.
The great political revolutions oC the lat decade
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Great battles have been fought and important
sleges maintained, of which the details are as yet
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