Excerpt from A Popular System of Practical Geography It is now over a quarter of a century since the first edition of this popular Geography was published by the author. During that time, the system perfected by him has come into general use; and it has continued to be preferred by our ablest teachers. This improved and corrected Abridgment contains, notwithstanding the small number of its pages, a vast amount of geographical information, arranged in the most simple, systematic, and practical form for classes. As an introduction to an extended course of geographical reading it is invaluable. The great and striking alterations which have recently taken place in the civil aspect of our own country, - the acquisition of new and extensive territory, the creation of new States, the increase of population, the taking of the census of 1850, and similar changes in foreign countries, have induced the author thoroughly and carefully to revise his work, so as to make it conform, as far as possible, to the present state of the Geographical world. Thus revised and improved, as a general system, it will be found a ready and convenient key to the better class of Maps and Atlases now used in our schools; and it is one of its principal features, that the pupil, by the means herein to be obtained, can soon be taught to construct them for himself. The author has very properly rejected the multiplicity of facts, usually given under the head of Geography in school-books, as useless lumber, and therein consists a part of the originality and excellence of his system. The introduction of a finished exercise upon the State of New York, an Empire within itself, will supply much that is omitted in other Elementary Geographies, and commend itself to the Public Schools of the State. The author will shortly publish a practical work, on the Elements of Astronomy and the Use of the Globes, which will serve as a Text-Book for Schools, upon the plan of this Geography. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.