Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
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DAKOTA
M6aay Evening, may2t, 1878
A GREAT HISTORICAL WORK.

1ne Pictorial Liistry efMc World, en-.
1tac'ng .fuN and authentic accounts of ererv
nat,cm q ancient dnd modern tinaes aud in
aMuatng uss'ory Of he rise and fail Of tue
Greek and Roman Empires, tie grouM of
Me nations Of Modern Furope, tie MidAiie
Ages. the Crusa.les. tue Feuial .system, liz
ltetornadtion. tue discopcry and settlement of
Gale.
There has lorg been great and univer.
sally felt want Of History of the World
suitable for general use. This want is now
being supplied by The National Publish.
ing Co.. of Philadelphia, Pa, Chicago, I'm.
81. Louis, No, and Dayton, Ohio, who
have issued handsome volume, entitled
"The Pictorial History Of the World" by
James d. McCabe, q well-known historical
writer. This work will. undoubtedly take
rank as Standard History. 1t is the most
valuable book that has been published 10
this county for many years. 1t contains
separate and admirably written history of
every nation of ancient and modern.times, and
1t is full of valuable information concerning
them, presented in popular
etvle, ,and in a manner that
will enable the reader to refer instantly
to any subject upon which information is
desired. The book is . complete treasury of
history, and there is no. 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 mere dry statement of facts, but
sketches the life and manners of the various
nations of which he treats, in life-like colors,
and presents to the reader the cau,es which
led 10 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 and
modern times, and makes them familiar TO
the reader he explains the secret motives
of their actions, and points out the lessons
which their lives teach. A valuable feature
of the book is full History Of the late War
betneen Russia and Turkey.
This is the only complete history Of the
world in print, and it should be read by ev.
cry intelli gent person. We are constantly
called upon to discuss the great questions Of
history, and the wars and quarrels of the ma
tions Of the old world require US to be con-
tinually refreshing our historical knowledge.
This work offers the best means Of obtaining
the information the people need. It's COM
pact, easy of reference, and strictly accurate,
and presents to the reader mass Of infor-
ination respecting ancient, me0lHVal ana
modern history not to be found in any other
book.
The mechanical execution of the book
deserves the highest praise. 1t contains
1860 large double column pages. printed in
the clearest and most beautiful style on
paper Of the very best quality The book
is embellishcd with over $50 fine engrav-
sngs, embracing battles and other historical
scenes; portraits of the great men Of ancient
anc modern times and views OF the prlnci.
pal cites of the world. These engravings
are genuine works Of art, and were made at
cost Of over S25,0O0 The great number
aud high character Of these engravines
make this the most valuable art publication
of the century. We cannot too highly
praise the numerous and beautiful portraits
of historical personages With which i,
abounds.
Agents will find that this book will sell
readily when all others fail, from the fact
that it is a work that the people really
want The price is so low that every one
can afford TO purchase copy 1t is sold
by subscription only, and the publishers
want agents in every county.