Warrens New Physical Geography Classic Reprint

Author : David M. Warren
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330092224
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (922 download)

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Download or read book A New Primary Geography written by David M. Warren and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New Primary Geography Since the last general revision of Warren's Primary Geography so many successive editions have been called for, that it has again been found necessary to renew the electrotype plates from which it is printed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, and in order to make the book still more deserving of the generous support of its many friends, the publishers have prepared for this latest edition a new set of finely-engraved maps, containing all the latest discoveries and changes. Many new cuts have been added, care being taken to select subjects that will not merely adorn the page, but will also really illustrate the text. There has been a general and just complaint that the maps in the various Primary Geographies, which should be even better and more attractive than those in larger books, are very defective and uninteresting. It is believed that this objection cannot fairly be made to the present work. Before preparing the new plates the text was carefully examined, and many teachers were consulted with regard to the desirability of making changes in matter or arrangement. It was, however, decided that, since the book had been found so successful and satisfactory in the schoolroom, such changes would be more or less experimental, and the gain, if any, too slight to compensate for the difficulty of using it with previous editions, in the same classes. Hence, with the exception of the alterations made necessary by the progress of geographical discovery and by recent political changes, the present book corresponds, page for page, with the previous edition. The following extracts from the former Preface will show the general plan and arrangement: "The Introductory Lesson of the Primary Geography, as heretofore published in the form of imaginary travels, received many warm commendations from educators, and the wish was frequently expressed that the same style of lessons might be extended. To meet this wish the first part of the book has been rewritten in the form of oral lessons, in simple, narrative language. "The second part of the book, consisting of Descriptive Geography, has also been carefully rewritten, and contains the latest geographical information, so far as it is consistent with the plan of a primary work. The text in a work so small must necessarily be brief; the distinguishing features of a country, however, are stated, the natural order being observed in giving first the simpler physical features and then the political divisions. "The descriptions of a country are in all cases followed by the map of that country, on the page opposite to which are the map questions. No name is introduced in the maps which is not referred to in the descriptive text or in the map questions. "A Vocabulary containing the pronunciation of every difficult geographical name in the book, and the explanation of the meaning of many of them, is appended. "The whole book has been much simplified, and both the text and map questions have been divided into short lessons for the teacher's convenience." 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.