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Namebook The Story of Mankind
Author Hendrik van Loon
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Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the people and events that changed the course of history. Portrays in vivid prose the achievements of mankind in the areas of art and discovery, as well as the political forces leading to the modern nation-states. Richly illustrated with drawings by the author. Winner of the first Newbery Award in 1922, The Story of Mankind has introduced generations of children to the pageant of world history. (Summary from mainlesson.com)

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ForewardThe Setting of the StageOur Earliest AncestorsPrehistoric ManHieroglyphicsThe Nile ValleyThe Story of EgyptMesopotamiaThe SumeriansMosesThe PhoeniciansThe Indo-EuropeansThe Aegean SeaThe GreeksThe Greek CitiesGreek Self-GovernmentGreek LifeThe Greek TheatreThe Persian WarsAthens vs. SpartaAlexander the GreatA SummaryRome and CarthageThe Rise of RomeThe Roman EmpireJoshua of NazarethThe Fall of RomeThe Rise of the ChurchMohammedCharlemagneThe NorsemenFeudalismChivalryPope vs. EmperorThe CrusadesThe Mediaeval CityMediaeval Self-GovernmentThe Mediaeval WorldMediaeval TradeThe RenaissanceThe Age of ExpressionThe Great DiscoveriesBuddha and ConfuciusThe ReformationReligious WarfareThe English RevolutionThe Balance of PowerThe Rise of RussiaRussia vs. SwedenThe Rise of PrussiaThe Mercantile SystemThe American RevolutionThe French RevolutionNapoleonThe Holy AllianceThe Great ReactionNational IndependenceThe Age of the EngineThe Social RevolutionEmancipationThe Age of ScienceArtColonial Expansion and WarA New WorldAs It Ever Shall Be

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