Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-02-04
A Great Historical Work.

The Pictorial History OF the W GRID.
embracing full and authentic accounts of
every nation Of ancient and modern times,
and including IL History Of the rise and
fall of the Greek and Roman Empires. the
growth of the nation OF Modern Europe,
the Middle Age, the Cru.adss, the Feudsl
Sys'em. the Reformation, the discovery
and settlement ofthe New World, etc, etc,
by James d. McCshe.
There has lon. been great and univer-
sally fc want Of q History Of the World
suitah lie for general use. Thswant il now
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ing CO.. of Philadelphia. Pa. Chicago Ill,
ST. Louis, Mo-, and Dayton. Ohio who
have issued handsome volume, entitled /"
The Pic orial History OF the World" by
James d. McCabe, we'll known histsri-
cal writer. This work will undoubtedly,
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published in this country for many years,
NTt contains = separate and admirably writ
ten history of every nation OF ancien. ana
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formation concerning them. rresen- cd in
popular style, and in manner that will
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The book is a complete treasury OF his
tory. and there 10 not 4 ques len that can
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ject, but sn answer Ia it can be found 10
this work. The author does not chnien
hineslf with mere dry statement Of
facts, but sketches the life and manners OF
the various ma ions Of which he treats, in
iifs-like colnrs, and presrats 20 the reader
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Var ktgeen Russia and TURKEY.
This is the only complete History ri
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ieval and modern history no, la &c found
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in the carest and most beautiful style
on paper Of tie very best quality. The
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engrarings. illustrating the even's recorded
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other historical scenes; portraits Of the
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NUMEROUS and beautiful portraits 81 his
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The price is So low lha' every one can
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who is the authorized agent for this see
tios. now caEvessing for it in this county