Hillier's Literary and Historical Classics (World History, World Geography, Art History) (English-Chinese Bilingual Version)

"World Geography for American Students" This book is for the child who: Thinks heaven is in the sky and hell is under the ground; Has never heard of London or Paris, and Thinks a Dane is a kind of dog… It is to give a traveler's view of the World—but not a commercial traveler's view. It is to show the child what is beyond the horizon, from "Kalamazoo to Timbuktu." It is to show him not only "the Seven Wonders of the World" but the seventy times Seven Wonders of the World. "World Geography for American Students" is written for children like this: He believed that heaven was above and hell below; He had never heard of London or Paris; He thinks Danes are a type of dog… World Geography for American Students will present the world as a traveler sees it—but not as a traveling salesman sees it. World Geography for American Students will teach children what lies beyond the horizon: from "Kalamazoo to Timbuktu." "World Geography for American Students" not only tells children the "Seven Wonders of the World", but also tells them seventy times more stories than the "Seven Wonders". ——Virgil M. Hillier (the first principal of Calvert and the author of this book) "World History for American Students" To give the child some idea of what has gone on in the world before he arrived; To take him out of his little self-centered, shut-in life, which looms so large because it is so close to his eyes; To extend his horizon, broaden his view, and open up the visits