Some Changes that have Taken Place in the Configuration of the
Globe--Islands Born and Buried--French Revolution--Napoleon’s
Influence on Europe--England’s Long Wars--Barbarous Treatment
of Prisoners--Slavery Abolished--English Profanity and
Intemperance--Temperance Movements--Duelling--Penny Postage--Expansion
of the Press--Canals, Erie and Suez--Railroads in England and the
United States--First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic--First Steamship
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