The Story of Mankind
Published on 20. April 2023
234 pages
978-93-5584-249-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. This was the first year the Newbery Medal was awarded. The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages. 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.
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Content
- Intro
- TITLE
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- THE SETTING OF THE STAGE
- OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS
- PREHISTORIC MAN
- HIEROGLYPHICS
- THE NILE VALLEY
- THE STORY OF EGYPT
- MESOPOTAMIA
- THE SUMERIANS
- MOSES
- THE PHOENICIANS
- THE INDO-EUROPEANS
- THE AEGEAN SEA
- THE GREEKS
- THE GREEK CITIES
- GREEK SELF-GOVERNMENT
- GREEK LIFE
- THE GREEK THEATRE
- THE PERSIAN WARS
- ATHENS vs. SPARTA
- ALEXANDER THE GREAT
- ROME AND CARTHAGE
- THE RISE OF ROME
- THE ROMAN EMPIRE
- JOSHUA OF NAZARETH
- THE FALL OF ROME
- RISE OF THE CHURCH
- MOHAMMED
- CHARLEMAGNE
- THE NORSEMEN
- FEUDALISM
- CHIVALRY
- POPE vs. EMPEROR
- THE CRUSADES
- THE MEDIAEVAL CITY
- MEDIAEVAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
- THE MEDIAEVAL WORLD
- MEDIAEVAL TRADE
- THE RENAISSANCE
- THE AGE OF EXPRESSION
- THE GREAT DISCOVERIES
- BUDDHA AND CONFUCIUS
- THE REFORMATION
- RELIGIOUS WARFARE
- THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION
- THE BALANCE OF POWER
- THE RISE OF RUSSIA
- RUSSIA vs. SWEDEN
- THE RISE OF PRUSSIA
- THE MERCANTILE SYSTEM
- THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
- NAPOLEON
- THE HOLY ALLIANCE
- THE GREAT REACTION
- NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
- THE AGE OF THE ENGINE
- THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION
- EMANCIPATION
- THE AGE OF SCIENCE
- ART
- COLONIAL EXPANSION AND WAR
- A NEW WORLD
- AS IT EVER SHALL BE
- CONCERNING THE PICTURES
- AN HISTORICAL READING LIST FOR CHILDREN
