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Présentation de l'éditeur
It has often struck me tliat a book was wanted that would give a concise and intelligible exposition of the history ofF rance, England, and the United States. In this country especially, men, for the most part, are too busy to ransack ponderous volumes and grope their way through misty disquisitions. Furthermore, the history of these countries is often written with so much bias that it is indispensable to read more than one to acquire an accurate knowledge of their various phases during the vicissitudes that have befiillen them. I have attempted, however inadequately, to supply this desideratum. The present volume contains a condensed sketch of the countries above named ;and I may venture to challenge the most rigid criticism on the score of its perfect independence and impartiality; for without these history is but a delusion and a snare. It is not a mere chronicle of facts and dates I have aimed at, but rather such an interpretation of the events of history and the actions of men as to show the effect of one and the influence of the other. In order that the distinctive features of the fourth civilization, under which we are now living, might be the more readily discerned, I have given, with extreme brevity, a resume of the three ancient civilizations. I lingered for a moment over the marvels of the third one, not merely because it so completely eclipsed all that preceded it, but that it has left its impress on the world even to this very day.
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