The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-06
A Very Valuable History.

The Pictorial History of te World, enbrdc
ing tuldnd authentic accounts Of eUery nation
Ofdncient and modern times, Including a His
tory of he rise and fall of the Greek and Ro
man Empires, DE grO,Dh Of the nations o.
Modern Europe, tie Middle Ages, The CruSddes,
the Fe1tddl System, the Reformation, he dis
cOUe,y and settlement of he Ne,c World, etc.,
etc., By James d. McCabe. Pub ished by the
National Publ shiug Co., Of Philadelphia, Pa.
Chicago, H., st. Louis, Mo-, and Dayton, o.
l. s q well-known fact that the great mass
of The PEOPLE are compelled to rely for their
knowledg Of history upon the outline works
intended for the use Of schools, which by
their veiy nature are brief and only design d
for the comprehension 4 ch ldren. There has
long been felt a genuine want Of amore elabo.
rte History of the World, covering the whole
pr cd from the creation TO the pr sent day,
am pre- enting in a succent and entertaining
form the history Of the various nations OF the
W lid. This demand, we are happy 10 say, is
b. ny met in 'Ths Pictorial His DRY of the
World q work VIII ch is dest ned TO take rank
a. a Standard History. 1t is from the pen Of
Jam n D.. MCCabe a well known historical
writer, who h devoted years Of stu " and re-
GEAR b to The production Of this great work.
Tue b, ok is literally what it Processes to be-
a compile g History OF the World-for il givts
a cle ar an concise account Of every nation
tn At has ever fiourlshed upon the globe. The
history Of each country /, related separately,
and in the cleare I aud most compTeN ensive
m mn, r, and the deeds Of all the ur at actl
/ the e,ents OF ancient and modern history
are brought before the IT ader in then ne I VIVID
tyle. Ancient history is related in full, and
the accounts Of the Middle Ages, the Cru
sades ami the great nations Of modern times,
are equally mpltte and interesting. There
l., ,,ot N 1rv poUa in tho hnok II a "a facet
nat ng as a romance, aud al the same time one
of the most valuable works Of reference ever
published. We are constantly ca led upon to
discuss he great questions Of history, and the
wars and q%uarrels Of the nations Of the old
world require us to be continually refreshing
our historic ! knowledge. So many discover
les have recently been made, 80 many IL the
oil idea, and tradit ons have been exploded
ami shown to be mere myths and legends, that
the subject Of history n ay be said to be almost
entirely new, and he who was well inform d
twenty years ago, wi lind himself unable to
discourse intelli IDLY upon his orical subjects
now unless he has kept up with The advance
of historical research.
The mechanical execution OF the book ful Y
%sustains the high reputation Of the publishers.
it cont ius 1860 large double-column pages,
and over $50 fine engravlngs, embracing bat
ties and other historical scenes; portraits OF
the reat men Of anc' ent and modern times,
a, d views Of the pr ncipal cities of the world.
The engravings in this book a Q genuine
works { art, aud were mad at a cost Of over
$4,000 The grea' number and high charao-
ter of these engravings make t ns the most
valuable art publication Of the century. A
prominent feature of the wo X is a full History
Of he late War between Russia AID Turkey.
This i the mo- complete and valuable His
tory Of the Word ever published, and agents
who take hold of it will reap a rich harvest
The price j. low that every one can afford
to purchase a coy. 1t is sold by subscription
onIy, and the publishers want Agents in every
county.