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Excerpt from History of the New World Called America, Vol. 2 Four centuries after its discovery, America still remains for us the New World; and the title is still justified, for the scroll containing its message to mankind is still being unfolded, and seems never to come to an end. As we pass from the geographical to the ethnographical aspect of the Discovery, it becomes invested with greater interest. That a continent half as large as the Old World, and peopled in every part, existed across the Atlantic was a surprising revelation. 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.
Excerpt from History of the New World Called America, Vol. 2 I Probably also on the shores of the great 'moxos Lake, ' which Colonel G. E. Church, in his Presidential Address in the Geographical Section at the meeting of the British Association, 1898, shows to have once existed to the north of the ancient Mediterranean Sea of South America. During four months of the year this lake still partially reappears, covering square miles with water which cannot hnd an exit over the falls of the Madeira river, these falls not being yet sufliciently worn down to give complete drainage to the Moxos basin. The partial disappearance of this lake and the total disappearance of the Argentine sea, Which must have been almost tideless, are due to an upheaval of the earth's crust, so recent that the shells found in the ancient beaches still retain their colour. The plain of Argentina is believed to be still slowly rising; and some part of this vanished sea may well have existed in comparatively recent times - from to years ago. 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.
Excerpt from The New World, Vol. 2: Embracing American History Exterior View of the Crystal Palace, New York Frontispiece; Flags of Various Nations, appropriately colored; Portrait of Captain John Smith, the Founder of Virginia; Portrait of Roger Williams, the Founder of Rhode Island; Emigration of Hooker and his Party to Hartford; Portrait of King Philip, in his Aboriginal Costume; The Settlers of New England going to Church; Portrait of Captain Benjamin Church, the Indian Fighter; The Treaty of William Penn with the Indians; William Penn, the Founder of Pennsylvania; Settlers in the Forest; Group of English Statesmen - embracing Portraits of George III., Lord North, the Earl of Chatham, Marquis of Rockingham, and Lord Bute; Group of American Statesmen Embracing Portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, James Otis, and Gouverneiir Morris; Congress (Independence) Hall, Philadelphia; Fancuil Hall, Boston; Defence of the Redoubt at Bunker-Hill; Full-length Portrait of Joseph Brant (Thayendancgea); View of the Highlands on the Hudson; The Encampment at Valley Forge; Engagement of the French Fleet, under D'Estalng, and the British Fleet, under Byron; Engagement between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis; The Capture of Major Andre; The Battle of the Cowpens; Equestrian Portrait of Lord Cornwallls; Full-length Portrait of Red Jacket, the Famous Settees Chief; Portrait of George Washington, First President of the United States; Portrait of John Adams, Second President of the United States; Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; Portrait of James Madison, Fourth President of the United States; The Battle of Lake Erie; Portrait of the Celebrated Indian Chief Tecumseh, in full Costume 370 Equestrian Portrait of General Andrew Jackson; The Capitol at Washington; The Smithsonian Institute, Washington City; Portrait of James Monroe, Fifth President of the United States 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.
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