The Story of Humanity (masterpieces of World Literature)
by Fanglong
About This Novel
"The Story of Mankind" is a masterpiece that describes the history of human civilization in a popular way. As soon as it was published in 1921, it won Van Loon a worldwide reputation. The book was once selected as a history textbook in American middle schools. It also won the Newbery Medal, the most famous children's literature award in the United States, and has a great influence in the world. With his straightforward narration, humorous language, playful and wise writing, and original ideas, Van Loon shows us the mighty history of mankind from the time humans entered the historical stage, prehistoric humans, the earliest writing, the Nile Valley, the story of Greece, the Roman Empire, the Crusades, the Renaissance, to the modern American Revolution and even the scientific age. There are fast-paced "big history" narratives, and there are also events and details that truly affect the process of human civilization.
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