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| Title | Peter Parley's tales about Asia: with a map and numerous engravings (p. 12) |
| Author | Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 |
| Publisher | Gray & Bowen
Carter & Hendee
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| Publisher Location | United States--Massachusetts--Boston |
| Publication Date | 1833 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Boyton, G.
Hartwell, Alonzo
Hall, John H.
Appleton, George Washington
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
This page depicts Siberians and Chinese. Goodrich refers to the Tartars as "people of low stature, who dress in furs in winter, live in small cabins, and use Rein deer for drawing their sledges". The Chinese "are an ignorant and superstituous people, and their religion is a system, contrived by cunning priests, to obtain influence over them. Like the religion of Mahomet, it is a false relgion. It does not make men good, wise or happy." |
| Contextual Notes | Samuel Goodrich was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the 6th of ten children and the son of a minister, in 1793. His career as a book publisher began in 1816. In the early 1820s Goodrich came to the conclusion that children as well as adults preferred to read truth rather than fancy and that it would be possible to present history, geography, science, etc. ( truth) in such a way that it would be more interesting to children than fairies, giants and monsters. Based on this conclusion Goodrich moved his business to Boston and Peter Parley was born in 1827 with PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT AMERICA. Goodrich expanded his publishing efforts to textbooks and magazines. His publications were so popular that he attracted imposters, particularly in England. Spurious Peter Parleys appeared everywhere, infuriating Goodrich, but he did not succeed in putting an end to them. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Geography; Asia |
| Category | Peter Parley
History
Geography and travel
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0708 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 116 p.: illustrated; 13 x 11 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 13.11 |
