The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-22
VERY VALUABLE HISTORY,

The Pic:orld! Reyi0ry Of he World, embndci7y
f'! and authentic GocUgE'S u etcry nation u deUi
dui modern iiBses, and ule!udiRg History Of ~
ris. GHi fiI Of!hs GrsSt and R0HdE EmUirts, NJ
or0Tth q ne NaiioaS gr NOisrR EuTOpc hs Aid,'l.
Ag-s the CrlSdiss, ne Feldd! SysiSHl. he Rsi5r.
NATION, he discovery Gni settlement of ne Nsrr
World sic,, 6ie By JAMES ID. AcCd6e. rub ishsd
by The National publishing Co., Of Pni.a-
uelphta, Pa, of Chicago. H., -. Louis,
Mo, and Dayton, Ohio.
Ii isa well-known fact that the great
mas OF the people are compelled To rely,
for their knowledge OF history, upon the
outline works intended for the use Ot
ser oOlS, which by their very nature are
brief and ouIy designed for the compre-
henSiOn OF children. There has long been
ie!t genuine want ofR more elaborate
h story OF the Word, covering the whole
period from the creation TO the present
day. and presenting I'm succinct ana en-.
tertatnir z form the history Of the various
nations OF IN 90 world. This demand We are
happy To say y being met ia The Pictpr-
ial History o. the Woold. "a work which
i destined q take the rank rs standard
History. IL is from the pen of JAMES II.
MCCABE. well.knOwn historical writer,
who has devoted years oi study and re-
search 10 the prodUctiCn OF this great
work. The book II literally what it no,
fesScs To be-a complete History OF the
Wor!d-tor II gives clear aud concise ac-
count OF every nation that mas eve T nour-
ished upon the globe, The history 81
each country Is related separately, and lu
the clraTest ana most cOmprrncusNc
manner, and the deeds NJ all the great ac.
tors In the events OF ancient and modern
h story are brought before the reader IN
the most vivid style. Ancient history II
related In full, and the accounts OF the
Middle Ages, the Crusades, and the great
nations OF modern times, are equally
complete and interesting. There II not a
dry page In the book. IL is ~ fascinating
as "A romance, ard at the same time one
Nf hn nj Inn n nf .f.r,
ever published. We are constantly called
upon TO discuss the great questions Oi his
tory, and the wars aud QuATT,ls OF the ma
lions OF the q ii world requr rc uS u be CON
unually refreshing our historical know
edge. 40 many discoveries have fccenhy
been made. 80 many OF the old ideas anO
aud traditions have been exph ded and
shown 10 be mere myths and legends, that
the subject Of history may be- said TO bU
almost entirely new, and he y no was well
Informed twenty years ago will Ind him.
self unable Ia discourse intclngibly upon
historical subjects now unless lie has kept
up with the advance Of the historical re- {,
search.
The mechanical execution OF the book
fully SuStaips the high reputation Of IA
publishers. IL contains ,2BJ large double
column pages, and over so fine engfaV-
lngs, illustrating the events recorded I'm
the narrative, cm bI acing battles and oth-
or historical scenes; portraits of the great
men oil 'ncient and modern times, and
views OF the principal ci les Of the world.
The engrayings I'm THIS book are genuine
works Of art, and were made at n cost of
over So, 90. The great nun bOor and high
character ofthese cugravings make this
the IN Dst valuable art publication OF the
century. A prominent feature OF the
work Is n iull HSt0ry 9f hs late FaT bsi,resn
Russia and TwlSy.
TINS rs the most complete and valuable
History Otihe World ever published, ami
the price Is 40 low that every one can nj
ford To purchase a copy. IL Is sold Dy sub
scriptIon only, and Miss Maggie \. WLar-
VINO he authorized agent for this see.
tiou, is now canyassing for II.