The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-16
A Very Valuable History.

The Pictorial History of he World, e1nbrdc
ing full and dutheHtiC accounts Of eUery nation
0fdncient and modern times, Including a His
tory of he rise and fall Of The Greek and Ro-
man Empires, the groDh Of the nations Of
Modern Europe, the Middle Ages, the OruSddeS,
the Feuddl System, he Reformation, he dis
cOuery and settlement of he Ne1D World, ETC.,
etc., 6y lanes d. MoCdbe. Pub ished by the
National Publishing Co., Of Philadelphia, Pa.
Chicago, ILL.,, St. Louis, Mo-, and Dayton, o.
1t is q well-known fact that the great mass
Of The PEOPLE are compelled 10 rely for their
knowledge Of history upon the outline works
intended for the use of schools, which by
their very nature are brief and only design d
for the comprehension Of children. There has
long been felt a genuine want Of amore elaho-
rate History Of the World, covering tue whole
period from the creation to the pr, sent day,
and presenting in q succIent and entertaining
form the history Of tho various nations OF the
world. This demand, we are happy 10 say, is
beng met In THE Pictorial His DRY Of the
World" q work which is destined to take rank
as a Standard History. 1t Is from the pen Of
James d. McCabe, a well known historical
writer, who has devoted years Of study aud re-
search to the production OF this great work.
The book is literally what it Processes to be-
a complete History Of the World-for it glyCs
q clear and concise account Of every nation
NudL Dh1 v AlOuAi hADh hROh hhO kAcbNN AZ
history of each country |, related separately,
and in the ~cleare.t and most comprehensive
msnner, and the deeds of all the or at actors
l. the events Of ancient and modern history
are brought before the reader in the NEST vivid
STYLE. Ancient history is related in full, and
the accounts Of the Middle Ages, the Cru
sades and the great nations OF modern times,
are equally complete and interesting. There
is not o dry page IN the book 1t ID as fasci-
A.. -. nuan,NN aud a - kha orn finn Ona
OF the most valuable works Of reference ever
published. We are constantly ca led upon TO
discuss the great questions Of history, and the
wars and ~auarrels Of the nations of the old
world require us to be continually refreshing
our historic u knowledge. SO many discover
ies have recently been made, 30 many II the
oil ideas and traditions have been exploded
and shown to be mere myths and legeHds, that
the subject of history may be said to be almost
entirely new, and he who was well inform d
twenty years ago, will find himself unable 10
discourse intelliSibly upon his orical subjects
now unless he has kept up with the advance
Of historical research.
The mechanical execution Of tho boo full Y
~sustains the high reputation Of the pull fishers.
II cont dns 1860 large double-column pages,
and over $50 fine engravlngs, embracing bat
tie, and other historical scenes; portrait OF
the Great men Of ancient and modern times,
AID views OF the pr ncipal cities OF the world.
The engravings In this book ae genui e
works ( art, aud were made at a cost If over
$25,O 600, The great number aud high charac-
ter OF these engravings make tins the most
valuable art publication Of the century. A
prominent feature of the wo k il q full History
Of he late War between Russia and Turkey.
This Is the most complete and valuable His
tory Of the World ever published, and agents
who take hold OF it will reap a rich harvest
The price l. 81 low that every one can afford
10 purchase n cory. It is sold by subscription
only, and the publishers want Agents in every
county.