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Page 164 - Mr. Worcester's Geography appears to us a most excellent manual. It is concise, well arranged, free from redundancies and repetitions, and contains exactly what it should, a brief outline of the natural and political characteristics of each country. The tabular views are of great...
Page 16 - States now stretch from the Atlantic Ocean, on the east, to the Pacific, on the west, and from the Gulf of Mexico, on the south, to the British Possessions on the north.
Page 166 - Grammar, is to lead tha learner, while committing his lesson, to discover its meaning and application. As many scholars never use any other than the cheap editions of the Grammar, it is certainly important that such an abridgment should contain, if possible, all the necessary rudiments. There is, among some, a disposition to abandon Murray entirely, and adopt divisions and arrangements altogether new. Every new system will, without doubt, present some new and valuable views. But whether, upon the...
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| Title | An Epitome of Geography, with an Atlas Volume 2285 of Harvard social studies textbooks preservation microfilm project |
| Author | Joseph Emerson Worcester |
| Publisher | U. Hunt, 1834 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 171 pages |
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