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Books by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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The Story of Humanity (Additional Edition with Full Color Illustrations) 人类的故事（全彩插图增修本）
In 1921, the American company Boni and Liveright published "The Story of Man" for the first time, which immediately aroused a huge response among readers. Its author, the versatile and energetic Dutch-American Van Rooster, also became famous. "The Story of Mankind" creates a way of telling history to ordinary people, with profound thoughts but not profoundness, and writing that is light but not frivolous. In the decades after the first edition, at least more than 30 editions were published by di
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A Brief History of Humankind 人类简史
A Brief History of Humankind is a sweeping history of human civilization, told in an accessible style. The book combines a grand, fluid narrative of the “big picture” with subtle, fascinating details about the course of human civilization. Van Loon begins with the origins of humanity, then recounts the rise of the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia and the glories of the Greek and Roman eras. Tracing the rise of religion, he explores the development and transformation of medieval society, th
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A Brief History of the World 世界简史
A Brief History of the World is one of Hendrik Willem van Loon's classic works. Breaking away from the traditional approach of geography books that simply list facts and figures, it uses vivid literary language to bring together the natural and human worlds. It tells how people living in different geographic environments adapt to nature and try to change their surroundings in pursuit of happiness. This is both an accessible work of popular science and a history of the development of different na
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The Story of America 美国的故事
In The Story of America, the author draws on deep scholarship and writes in a concise, fluid style to recount the upheavals on the North American continent from Columbus's discovery of the New World through the 1930s. The book gives a detailed account of the formation, founding, and development of the United States. It offers thorough coverage of historical events, Western civilization, the impact of technological inventions on human life, and American political life. Rich in content, supported
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