The Fall of the Dutch Republic (Classic Reprint)

History

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Europe

Forgotten Books

Anyone who can chronicle world history from 500,000 B.C. to present times--and do so in a lively, entertaining style--deserves a medal. Luckily, the bestowers of the very first Newbery Medal in 1922 thought so, too. The warm, personable tone of Hendrik Willem van Loon's writing lends itself to true learning in a way that stern, dry textbooks never do. In the introduction, he describes climbing a tower in Rotterdam in his youth. Years later, the perspective at the top inspired the author to develop a metaphor of history as a "mighty Tower of Experience, which Time has built amidst the endless fields of bygone ages."\nThis genuinely enjoyable charmer, for history buffs and the historically challenged alike, covers human history from prehistoric times, when our earliest ancestors were learning to communicate with grunts, right through to the issues of the latter 20th gay rights, Arab-Israeli conflicts, and health and fitness. Revised and updated several times since 1921, van Loon's inviting classic is filled with stories (and witty parenthetical asides) that bring history alive. His pen-and-ink illustrations, maps, and animated chronology contribute to the cozy, round the fireplace aspect of the book. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Story of Mankind

Self-Help

Relationships

TBS The Book Service Ltd

Biblical tales from the Old and New Testaments are retold by the author in narrative form

The Story of the Bible: The Old and New Testament Told in Narrative Form

Children's Books

Random House Value Publishing

The Story of Mankind

World

Pocket

The Story of Mankind (Library Edition)

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

Van Loon's approach to history is a delight--a treasure for children and adults alike. It is a newberry Medal Award winner and has been translated into almost all of the better known languages of Europe.

The Story of Mankind (A Liveright Book)

Teen & Young Adult

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Reader's Digest Great Biographies: Queen Victoria, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Rembrandt, Jesus of Nazareth [Hardcover]

Great Biographies

Biographies & Memoirs

Catherine Drinker Bowen

Giovanni Papini

Lytton Strachey

Leaders & Notable People

Reader's Digest Assoc

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Classic Books

The Story of Mankind was written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon and published in 1921. In 1922, it was the first book to be awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. Written for his children (Hansje and Willem), The Story of Mankind tells in brief chapters the history of western civilization beginning with primitive man, covering the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions, and the formation of the modern nation-state. Van Loon explains in the book how he selected what and what not to include by subjecting all materials to the question: Did the person or event in question perform an act without which the entire history of civilization would have been different?

The Story Of Mankind

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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