Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-11
A Great Historical Work.

| The Pictorial History Of the World
| embracing full and au,hea,ic accounts 4
everv nation Of ancient and modern times,
and including History ofihc rise and
fall Of the Greek and Roman Empires. the
growth OF the nation OF Modern Europe
the Middle Age. the Crusa,lss. the FeudAi
Sys en-, the Reformation, the discovery
and settlement ofthc New World. etc. etc,
by James ID. MoCabe.
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The Pic orial History OF the N Grid. i,y
James d. NcCalr. well known his,srl-
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IL contains separate and admirably ~rit
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The book is a complete treasury of his
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