The Story of Mankind
โ Scribed by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble;BN
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 141143644X
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โฆ Synopsis
This history of the world for young readers, published in 1921, won the first Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children's literature in 1922. Beginning with primitive man, Van Loon sets out to trace the various strands of civilization, from art to agriculture to religion, focusing on the importance of singular events and individuals. ****
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