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A
PRACTICAL SYSTEM
OF
MODERN GEOGRAPHY’
OR A
VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE
WORLD.
SIMPLIFIED AND ADAPTED TO THE CAPACITY OF YOUTH.
CONTAINING NUMBEROUS TABLES, EXHIBITING THE
DIVISIONS, SETTLEMENT, POPULATION, EXTENT, LAKES, CANALS,
AND THE VARIOUS
INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT AND PREVAILING RELIGIONS.
EMBELLISHED WITH NUMBEROUS ENGRAVINGS OF
MANNERS, CUSTOMS, &c.
ACCOMPANIED BY A NEW AND IMPROVED ATLAS.
BY J. OLNEY, A. M.
Thirty-fourth Edition.
NEW YORK.
ROBINSON, PRATT & CO., 63 WALL STREET
Sold by all the principal Booksellers in the United States.
1841.
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As ways of printing improved in the 19th century, schoolbooks, such as this geography book, were able to have more pictures to interest readers. Although these pictures were often wrong or showed stereotypes, they gave students pictures of unfamiliar peoples such as African slaves in Southern States and Native Americans "out west". (See examples on pages 2, 3 & 4 by clicking on the "Select a page" menu above). These books were a real "window to the world" for children who were without TV, radio or movies and with few magazines or newspapers. Ideas and pictures from these books would affect the thoughts and beliefs of the children who studied them.
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"A Practical System of Modern Geography"
publisher Robinson, Pratt and Company |
author Jesse Olney (1798-1872) |
date 1841 |
location New York |
height 6.5" |
width 4.0" |
process/materials printed paper, ink |
item type Books/Textbook / Schoolbooks |
accession # #L99.115 |
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