Globalization of the United States, 1789-1861

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Neff, Jacob K. Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States: Comprising the Most Striking and Remarkable Events of the Revolution, the French War, the Tripolitan War, the Indian War, the Second War with Great Britain, and the Mexican War. New York: Robert Sears, 1860.

Jacob K. Neff. Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States: Comprising the Most Striking and Remarkable Events of the Revolution, the French War, the Tripolitan War, the Indian War, the Second War with Great Britain, and the Mexican War. New York: Robert Sears, 1860. Title page.

Robert Sears specialized in publishing pictorial books for family audiences; this one was devoted not always to military triumphs but certainly to heroics.

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SEARS’ PICTORIAL WORKS.

THE PICTORIAL FAMILY BIBLE — being the Old and New Testaments, according to the authorized Version. With full Marginal References; Tables of the Weights and Measures of the Scriptures; a full Chronology, from the Latin of Calovius; a steel-engraved Family Record, for Births, Marriages, and Deaths; a superb and authentic Map of Palestine and the Holy Land. Illustrated by about One Thousand Engravings! 1450 pages large quarto. Price $6.

SEARS’ NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE — from the Creation of the World to the full Establishment of Christianity — with copious Notes, forming an illustrated Commentary of the Sacred Text. 700 pages octavo. Price $3.

SEARS’ NEW PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CHINA AND INDIA — comprising a Description of those Countries and their Inhabitants — embracing the Historical Events, Government, Religion, Education, Language, Literature, Arts, Manufactures, Productions, Commerce, and Manners and Customs of the People, from the earliest period of authentic record to the present time. Illustrated with two hundred Engravings. 600 pages large octavo. Price $2.50.

THRILLING INCIDENTS OF THE WARS OF THE UNITED STATES — Comprising the moat striking and remarkable Events of the Revolution, the French war, the Tripolitan war, the Indian ware, the second war with Great Britain, and the Mexican war. With Three Hundred Engravings. 600 pages octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ NEW PICTORIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITED STATES — Containing an Account of the Topography, Settlement, History, Revolutionary and other interesting Events, Statistics, Progress in Agriculture, Manufactures, and Population, &c., &c., of each State in the Union. Illustrated with two hundred Engravings of the principal Cities, Places, Buildings, Scenery, Curiosities, Seals of the States, &c., &c. 600 pages octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE, And Cyclopedia Of Science And Art — Containing a great amount of interesting and useful information — Astronomy, Travels in the Holy Land, Discovery of America, Early Settlements of the Country, Biographies of Eminent Men, Incidents of Travel, Discoveries in Science, &c. With numerous Engravings. 512 pp. 8vo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ SCENES AND SKETCHES OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE — Embracing Descriptions of France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, &c.; Together with Views and Notices of the principal objects of interest in Paris, Rouen, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Pisa, Leghorn, Rome, Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Paestum, Palermo, Malta, Venice, Milan, Geneva, Fumes, Brussels, Tyrol, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Waterloo, &c., &c. Carefully compiled from the best and latest sources. Numerous Engravings, 550 pp. 8vo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ PICTORIAL DESCRIPTION OF GT. BRITAIN AND IRELAND — Together with Notices of the principal Places, Natural Curiosities, &c., in the Kingdom and the British Islands. With several hundred handsome Engravings, illustrative of Scenes of picturesque beauty, Churches, Costumes, &c., in those celebrated countries. 550 pages octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ PICTORIAL FAMILY ANNUAL — Comprising within itself a complete Library of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. With over Two Hundred Engravings, strictly illustrative, representing actual Scenery, Costumes, Monuments, &c. 368 pp. 8vo. Price $2.

SEARS’ INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE — Comprising within itself a Complete Library of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. This work comprises the finest series of Embellishments ever offered to the American public. 600 pp. octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ NEW PICTORIAL FAMILY INSTRUCTOR, Or Digest Of General Knowledge — Comprising a complete circle of useful and entertaining information: Designed for Families, Schools, and Libraries. 600 pages octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION — A Book for every Family in the Union! It contains an Account of the Early History of the Country, the Constitution of the U. States, a Chronological Index, &c. Several hundred Engravings. Price $2.00

SEARS’ PICTORIAL SUNDAY-BOOK — Designed for the use of Families, Bible-Classes, and Sunday-School Teachers: Principally Illustrative of the Manners and Customs of eastern nations, and Explanatory of many portions of the Scriptures. 600 pp. 8vo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ BIBLE BIOGRAPHY, Or The Lives And Characters Of The Principal Personages Recorded In The Sacred Writings — Practically adapted to the instruction of Youth and Private Families; containing thirty Dissertations on the Evidences of Divine Revelation, from Timpson’s Key to the Bible. With numerous Illustrations. 500 pages octavo. Price $2.50.

SEARS’ WONDERS OF THE WORLD — Second Series — In Two Parts. — Part I. Wonders Of Nature: Containing a Description of the Races of Men, Manners and Customs of various Nations, Beasts, Birds, Plants, &c. Part II. Wonders Of Art: or Descriptions of Inventions, Cities, Ruins, Curiosities, &c. With 400 Illustrations. 540 pp. 8vo. Price $2.50.

THE HISTORY OF PALESTINE — From the Patriarchal Age to the present Time. By John Kitto, editor of the London Pictorial Bible, etc. Price $1.