Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-15
A Very Valuable History,

The Pictorial History Of the World eTnbrde
ing full and authentic accounts of erery nation
?f fdnclent and modern ti,aes, Including His
tory Of the rise and fol- Of the Greek and Ro
man Empires. the gro,nh of the nations O,
Modern Europe, The Middle Ages, the Cyusades,
the Fe'idaI System. the Reformation, TIE dis
cocery and settlement of 1te Nesc World, etc,
etc., By James ID. NcCaGe. Pub ished BY the
National Publishing Co. of PhIladelphia, Pa
Chicago, ILL.,, St Louis, Mo-. and Dayton. o.
Il is q well-known fact that the great mase
Of the people are compelled to rely for their
knowlt dge Of history upon the outline works
intended for the use OF schools, which BY
their very nature are brief and only designs
for the comprehe nsion Of ch ldren. There has
long been felt . genuine want Of more elabo-
rats History Of the World, covering the whole
per.od from the creation to the pre- sent dsy
and pre- entng in . succient and entertaining
form the history Of the various nations Of the
world This demand, We are happy TO say in
beng met III The Pictorial His ory Of the
World" work which is dest ned to take rank
- Standard History. 1t is from the pen Of
James u. McCabe. . well known historical
writer, who has devoted years of study and re-
search to the production OF this great work
The book Is literally what it Processes to be-
. complete History Of the World-for it glv6s
. clear and concise account Of every nation
that has ever fourished upon the globe. he
history Of each country /, related separately.
and in the cieare-t and most compreh ensive
m m-nner and the deeds Of all the or, at actors
| the events of ancient and modern history
are brought before tine reader In the me vivid
-tyle. Ancient history Is related in full, and
the accounts CT the Middle Ages, the Cru
sades and the great nations of modern times.
are equally mplete and interesting. There
is not dry page in the book 1t 70 as fa-ci-
Mating as . romance, and 81 the same time one
Of the most valuable works Of reference ever
r,ph haA We cd n
discuss he great questions of history. aud the
wars and quarrels OF the nations of the old
world require US to be continually refreshing
our historic i ku owedse. So many discover
les have recently been made. 90 many II the
u I ideas and traditions have been exploded
ani shown to be mere myths and legesds, that
tha subject of history ay be said to be almost
entireiy new and he who was well informed
twenty year- ago. W II lind himself unable TO
discourse intelli ibly upon his oricsl subjects
now unless he has kept up with the advance
of historical research
The mechanical execution OF the book fully
.ustains the high reputation OF the publishers
it cont les l260 large double-cclumn pages,
and over $50 fine engravings, embracing lat
tle4 and other historical scenes; portraits OF
the rest men Of ancient and modern times,
A. d views OF the pr ncipsl cities Of the world
The engrsvings In this book ae genuine
works art aud were made at coet OF over
$1,000 The great number and high charsc-
ter Of these engrayings make thls the most
valuable art publication of the century. A
prominent feature of the wo X is full History
Of he late War between Russia ard Turkey.
This l. the most complete and valuable HIS
tory Of the World ever published and agents
who take hold Of it will reap . rich harvest
The Irice l. low that every one can afford
to purchase a cory. 1t is sold by subscription
only. and the publishers want Agents in every
county.