The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
A GREAT PUBLISHING FEAT.
Harper's Pictorial History OF the Civil
War.

This extraordinary and valuable history
has been sold by Harper Bros, and will
how be placed in every home of the coun.
try almost free of charge. Heretofore il
has never sold for less than ZIG per set
and up TO $50. 1t will be printed on an
elegant heavy cream tinted supercalender-
ed paper, far SURPRISING the old and high
priced work, and yet will cost only $3.50.
This is accomplished by the cooperation
OF the newspapers taking the place Of
the expensive agent, and distributing
the work in parts on the coupon plan.
THE NEWS has secured the handling
OF this work, realizing the high character
OF the Harper History and the extraordi-
nary value given in both quantity and
quality. The complete work will be in
twenty-six parts OF thirty two pages each,
ISSUED weekly. This is twice as many
pages as is usually given in this way,
and the pages are much larger, yet the
price per part is no more; only ten cents
each accompanied by coupons as. an
nounced hereafter. for what can truth
fully be called double IL not treble num-
hers. Each part is bound in a handsome
cover with EN- nDlematic design.
1t is the only COMPLETE general histozS
OF the war and Of the causes leading to IL.
lt is HISTORY. A lucid, dspassionate
story OF men and events as they were. A
narrative in FACTS written in the very
spirit OF tf.tA fer-t he very trntff snke.
In completeness, impartiality and real
historic spirit IL Is absolutely unique. ITs
VALUE is DoUBLE-because to the best
written history is added collection OF
CoNTEMPoRANEoUs ILLUSTRATIONS which
neither is, nor can be equalled elsewhe
Pictures OF men and places of battle by
sea and land, seiges, camps, fortresses and
everything connected with the civil and
military life at the time. In a word it con-
tains all the most valuable and interesting
illustrations from "HARPER's WEEKLYS
DURING AND rRECEDING THE WAR. This
feature makes this history of incompara-
bic value, as it contains 1000 OF these fa-
nous war pictures.
Its editors were Richard Grant White,
DR.. Alf ed III. Guernsey and Mr.. Henry
M. Alden. Among the contributors were
President Garfield, General Joseph +.
Johnston, General George III. Thomas,
General Gouverneur X. Warren, and other
prominent officers, both national and
confederate. With al. the material accu-
mulated in their hands, the authors spent
five years in writing the work All the
national and confedrate official docu-
ments were at their disposal and--as the
notes and references at the foot of the
page testify-were most freely used.
Quite number Of these official docu-
ments are given in full.
A regiment of artists tell the story
faithfully and with surprising clearness.
Among them are to be found such dis
tinguished names as Edwin Forbes,
Thomas Mast, Sol. Eytinge, Theodore
X. Davis, A. X. Waud, Granville Per-
kins, n. Jewett aQd Others of the Harper
artists who have achieved q national
reputation.
The design OF the authors has been in
no respect modified by the fact that this
Is an illustrated history. They have writ
ten exactly as they should have done
If the interest Of their readers depended
upon the unadorned recital of facts.
No pains have been spared no expense
OF time or of study in order TO make
this the FULLEST AND MOST COM
PLETE HISTORY OF the civil war. They
have depended entirely upon the original
furnished by documents of every
description, military and political, no
small proportion OF which have never
becu pubffsheu, but have tceu obtained
from prominent actors on both sides OF
the contest. In the whole scheme OF the
work no less prominence has been given
TO political than to military events.
The pages are the same size as CHAR
PER's WEEKLY,n aud among the Illus
trations arc over 800 portraits OF distin-
guishcd soldiers and statesmen, mostly
from photographs taken during the war;
nearly 100 mars, plans and sketches ol
battle fields; nearly 600 authentic sketches
OF places of note and events OF interest,
such as sieges, battles, charges, hospitals
military prisons, cRsap life, vessels OF war,
naval engagements, reviews, receptions,
etc.
The size of tho pages give this history
great advantage over any other in ths
power to fully, clearly and satisfactorily
illustrate this, these subjects demanding
80 much detail and perspective. There
are over $50 immense pages, 16xl1h
inches, equal TO 5000 pages OF the usual
royal octave volumes. Ihe FIRST part will
be ready IN few days. Watch for thu
Local Government For Samoa.