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An Illustrated history & description Of Schools in the 18th & 19th Centurys.

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Later Geographies                       355
Peter Parley's Method of telling about Geography, 1829, was a thin, square little book with leather back and flexible pasteboard sides. For years it had an
PETER PARLEY
Going to tell about Geography.
Take care there! take care boys ! if you run against my toe, I'll not tell you another story !
Frontispiece to Peter Parley's Geography, 1830-
immense circulation. The style is simple and collo­quial ; there are numerous pictures and a variety of maps and diagrams. Perhaps the portion best re-
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