Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22
APPLETON'S
American CyClop8dia.


Entirely rewritten by the ab,e-t writers on every
subject Printed from new type. and illustrated
with Several Thou5and Engr'v'ngs ana MAPS.
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| The NEW AMERICAS CD DlpPEDA wu- compltie,.
! n iS'g} since which fiar. fa wide r..tf. zion which
o. has attained in 40 put uf thr Uuto ~fHtes. and
! the signal development. which have Or .eu place ia
induced the e,litO ami public herr Zoo submit 10 20 an
exact aud thorough rcfi ION, and 600 iH' q new
| edition entitled THE AMERICAN lTC.. tnfA.
Within inc last ten yrar, the urnrrp .f di-cOv.
! ey in every department of ku0wle3ge lt.. made a
erw work Of reference an imperative want
! The movement OF political ua.ri haa Kept pace
with the discoveries oi ance, and tG'fr fruitr
application 90 the indu tri1. ud usci. and 10
convenience OF and Feiurrlc-t of social iife Gre
wars and consequent revolutions have occurt
involving national changes OF peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country, which was &c its
height when the last volume OF the Old work appear.
d,has happily ended and new course OF CONNER.
col and Industrial activity has been commenced.
Large aCcessi0ns 10 Our geographical knowledge
have teen made by the mdefltigabe explorers Of
Africa.
Tho great political revolutions OF the last decade
with the natural result Of the lapse % time, have
brought into public view q multitude of new men
whose names are In every o1e's mouth and ofwhOse
lives every one Is cnrious o. know the plgtioulars
Great battles have been fought and important
sieges maintained, Of which the details are as yet
preserved only In the ncy papers or in the trans
lent publications of the day, bat which ought now
70 take their place in permanent and authenu
history.
In preparing the present edition for the press lt
has accordingly been the a.m OF tho editors 10 bring
down the information o. tan latest possible dates,
and 20 furnish an accurate account of the most re-
cent discoveries in scicncn uf cycrv fresh produ'-
ton IN literature. and Of flo newest Inventions in
the practical arts % well as 90 give succinct and
original record Of the progress 0f political and his
torical events.
The worl. has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor and with Pie most aInpleIesour-
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None of the original stereotype plates have been
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gested by longer experience ami enlarged hnOwl-
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The Illustrations which gre introduced for the
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the text They embrace an branches ofsclcucc and
of natural history, and depict Inc mos ttH1Us lEd
remarkable features OF scenery, architecture and
art as well as the var us processes Of mt. h.nic.
and manufactures Although Intended for .nstruc.
ton rather than Embellishments ps.ns have been
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OF their execution O. enormous. and b. De- believed
they will lind welcome reception aa am admirable
feature of tine Cycop9dia amy worthy o, la high
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