Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-05
4 Great Historical work.

The Pictorial Hstory oftAe World, en-
brucimg full and 0sahemfic accounts Of erery
nation Of ancient and modern times, and IN
cludiag a History Of The rise n fall Of the
Greek and Roman Empires, The QroartA Of TIE
nations Of Mod, m Europe, the Middle Ages,
ton, the discovery and settlement Of the Netc
World, etc., etc., BY James d. McCabe.
There aas long been a great and uniyer.
suitable for general use. The want 10 now
being supplied by the National Publishing
CO., Of Philadelphia, Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, 81
Louis, No., and Dayton, Ohio, who nave 10
sued . handsome volume, entitled The
Pictorial History of the World" by James
This work will, undoubtedly, take rank as
q Standard History. 1t is the most vaiaa-
BILE book that has been published in TINS
country for many years. II contains q sep
arate and admirably written history OF every
nation Of the ancient and modern tmes,
and 10 full of valuable infor,l ration concern
ing them, presented in popular style, and IN
q manner that will enable the reader 10
refer instantly. to any subject Ct. upon
is a complete treasury of history, and there
is not a question that can be asked
concerning any historical subject, but an
answer to it can be found in this work.
The author does not content himself with q
mere dry statement of facts, but sketches
the life and manner Of the various nations
of which he treats, in life-like coiors, n
presents to the reader the causes which lea
to the prosperity and decay OF the great
powers of the world. He shows US the
various great men the warriors, statesmen,
poets, sages and orators--of ancient ana
modern times, and makes them familiar TO
the reader. There is not a dry page IN the
book. 1t is as fascinating as q romance
and at the same i'm one OF the most VAIN
able works Of reference evel published. we
are constantly called upon to discuss the
great questions of history, and the wars ano
quarrels of the nations Of the old world re
quire us to be continually refreshing oul
historical knowledge. So many discoveries
have recently been made, so many OF sht
old ideas and traditions have been exploded
and shown to be mere myths and legends
that the subject of history may be said tt
be almost entirely new, and he who wal
well Informed twenty years ago will fnt
himself unable to discourse intelHgibly up
on historical subjects now unless he ha!
kept up with the advance of historical re
search.
The mechanical execution of the bool
fully sus,ains the high reputation OF III
publishers. 1t contains ! ,26O large double
column pages, and over $50 fine engravings
embracing battles and other histories
scenes; portraits of the great men of ancien
and modern times, and views of the princi
, pal cities of the world. The engravings il
this book are genuine works Of art and wer
made at a cost of over $4,000. The grea
. number and high character Of these CT
: cravings make this the most valuable al
publication of the century. A prominen
. feature of the work is a full History OF N
n late War bsf,reeu Russia and Turley.
This is the most complete and valuabl
. History of the World ever published, an
Q agents who take hold of it will reap a rio
!. harvest. The price is so low that every on
I can afford to purchase a copy. 1t is sold b
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: agents, as will be seen by their advertis
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