The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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"The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik Willem Van Loon is a history book published in 1921. Written for Van Loon's children, it traces Western civilization from primitive humans through the development of writing, art, and religion to the modern nation-state. Van Loon included only events he deemed essential to understanding civilization's trajectory. The book won the first-ever Newbery Medal in 1922, recognizing its outstanding contribution to children's literature. (This is an automatically
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| Author | Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Story of Mankind |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Mankind |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere |
| Subject | World history |
| Subject | World history -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 754 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1821 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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