A Dictionary Geographical Statistical And Historical Of The Various Countries Places And Principal Natural Objects In The World Vol 1 Of 4 Classic Reprint

Author : John Ramsay M'Culloch
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266549017
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book M'Culloch's Universal Gazetteer, Vol. 1 Of 2 written by John Ramsay M'Culloch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from M'culloch's Universal Gazetteer, Vol. 1 of 2: A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World In the English edition, the sources are generally given whence the informa tion contained in the several articles is derived, and the same is done with respect to the articles which relate to the United States. This will be done in the American edition, exceptin in the articles on the United States, as these references will be valuable to t 080 who are dis caed to pursue their inquiries beyond the bounds of a gazetteer; but, as we 0 e to present a more com plete and correct account of this country than can be derived from the authori ties quoted by the author, many of which are very valuable, but some of which have ceased to be at present correct, we shall omit a mention of the sources of our information, which would exceedingly encumber the work. In the con struction of this part of the work, fifty volumes, and as many state or other local maps, containing the latest and most authentic information, have been con sulted, besides a written corres cadence from intelligent men in all parts of the country. The late very valuab e United States census and statistics have con tributed very much to enrich this work. To encumber the work by attaching to each article the sources whence the information has been derived, would, it is believed, he unprofitable, as they are numerous. N o fact has been stated but upon what is considered the best authority. Our aim has been to present to the citizens of the United States a work, in regard to their country, on which entire reliance can be laced. A faultless work, involving so many particular facts, it would be difiicu t, and perhaps impossible, to produce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.