Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
Summary: Originally written in 1921 for the author's grandchildren, Hendrik Willem van Loon's The Story of Mankind has charmed generations with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Rather than the dry recitation of events so common in school textbooks, van Loon's witty, amiable tone animates the story of human history as a grand and perpetually unfolding adventure. Beginning with the origins of human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2014