Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-02-18
A Very Valuable History.

The Pictorial History Of the World. EN-.
bracing full and authentic accounts of every
nation Of ancient and modern times. and in
GLIDING History of the rise and fan Of the
Greek and Roman Empires, the growth Of the
nations OF Modern Europe the Middle Ages,
the Crusades, the Fcudal System the Retor-
nation, the discovery and settlement of the
New World, etc, etc, by James D McCabe.
Published by The National Publishing co..
Of Philadelphia, Pa Chicago. Ill.,. st. Louis
No, and Dayton, Ohio.
1t is well known fact that the great mass
OF the people are compelled to rev. for their
knowledge OF history. upon the outline works
I intended tor the use Of schools which by
their very nature are brief and only dcligned
Tor the comprehension Of children There
has lsng been felt genuine want Of a more
elaborate History OF the World, covering tho
whole period from the creation to the present
/ day and presenting in a succinct and enter
I tanning iOr-i the history Of the various nations
/ of the .0rid. This demand wc are happy TO
+ -, is being met in "rhe Pictorial History of
! ihe World work which is destined 10 take
-rtnk as a Standard History. 1t is from the
pen OF James ID. McCabe a well known his
torical writer who has devoted years Of stu
/ dy and research TO the production of this
great work. The book is literally what il
/ processes to be--a complete History Of the
+ World-tor it gives clear and concise ac-
count ofevery nation that has ever fourishcd
upon the globe The history OF each country
i is related separately, and in the cletrest and
most comprehensive manner, and the deeds OF
all the great actors in the events OF ancient
and modern history are brought before the
reader in the most vivid style. Ancient his
tory is related IN full and the accounts Of .he
/ Middle Ages, the Crusades, and the great ma
tions Of modern times are equally complete,
and interesting There is not dry page in
the book. 1t is rs fascinating as romance
aud at theof same time one OF the most valu-
able works reference ever published. We
are constantly called upon to discuss the
great questions Of history, and the wars and
quarres OF the nations OF the old world re-
quire us to be continually refreshing our his
lorcd knowledge. So many discoveries
have recently been made, so many OF the old
ideas and traditions have been exploded and
shown to be mere my tbs and legends, that the
subject of history may he said to be almost
entirely new, and he who was well informed
twenty years ago will find himself unable to
discourse ntelligihly upon historical subjects
now unless he has kept up with the advance
of historical research
The mechanical execution of the book fully
sustans the high reputation of the publishers.
1 Ii contains 1860 large double-coiumn pages,
Land over $50 fine engravinLs, illustrating the
events recorded in the narrative, embracing
kat VIE as'bI Hths 'principd cities of the worid
The engrayings in this book are genuine
works Of art, and were made at a costofoyer
S25, 600. The great number and Ugh char
acter of these engravings make this the most
valuable art publication of the century.
prominent feature of the work is full lIsto-
ry o the late War between Russia and Turkey
This is the most complete and valuable
History OF tie World ever published, and the
price is so low that every one can afford tC
| purchse a copy. 1t is sold by subscription
I only, and Mr.. DoUGLAs WEIGH, who is TIE
authorized agent for this section is now can.
wasting for it,