Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 181
i of manylibraries have been formed, in which much pride is taken, and which bidfair to grow great in importance as scholarship expands and other fosteringconditions come to prevail more generally. Even in the small and tumultu-ous republics of Central America there are some valuable collections of… … Mexican republic during the century, she has, since the separation of churchand state in 1857, evolved a creditable educational system, and built up manyexcellent libraries, especially in the capital, Mexico. The largest of these isthe National, which contains over 100.000 volumes. The growth of…
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