New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
LIBRARY INCOMPLETE WITHOUT II

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of pleasure for young and Old winch lldNe u
young if old and wise # young 10 al d oIa4 4S,s
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but if the lettering is decipherable they carry ~
US all their message vgorously Their sen5nents menus
their godfather. the publisher, cast lnen I opoI
imnart a u lesson or raise laugh among US all
There is no gift more delightful and yet OF 9d nlore
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literary merit and artistic perfection They give Joy
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hisqry 1.-THE mgpiGqn Naqn Tm o pu6isherS
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States from earliest times to the present day & ana
the work body OF associated scholars from q
sGGTG spervsion is Of Aber Bushnell professor Of
advisory committees appointed by the Massachu-
sets. Virginia. Texas and Wisconsin histoIcal SO
This history represents the results Of seyen
two authors from twenty universities. The - writers:
trained at the chief UNIVERSITIES OF , tndo Sobr band
They have gone to the first sources for their qat @
results Of Their sn r q are tie
oUtcome of most careful scrutiny and of an impair
Furthermore the plan of this history was dne 70
historians Who fell II & the ts1nry gd % and the idea was
developed as the result Of long c2nsuaions NJ, Mn
historians historical societies. publlcists ana oIt,
authorities. IT clear that no one man & fi1
he master of every field of our hiStofE 4ue qiN
Zion nf the subject into periods. therefore; each OF
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historical scholar, has made 1t possible 10 pEoduS
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carTy the story OF America through volume ait,.
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II treats tho nation as q Wnoif, , -, H.
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