The Story of Mankind Rev (Paper) - Softcover

Van Loon, Hendrik Willem; Merriman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871401754 ISBN 13: 9780871401755

Publisher: Liveright, 2000

Synopsis

First published in 1921, The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers of all ages with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age. His unique ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared the book to countless readers and has accorded it a unique place in publishing history. This new version, which retains van Loon's original illustrations, has been brought up to date by John Merriman, professor of history at Yale University. It incorporates the most important developments of the last two decades-including space exploration, the emergence of the developing countries, the Cold War, the Internet, and the astounding advances we have witnessed in medicine and science - and looks forward into the prospect of the twenty-first century.

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2000 Pages: 704 Publisher: WW Norton & Co. First published in 1921. The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of Readers of All-ages with its warmth. Simplicity and wisdom Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history. Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age. His unique ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared the book to countless readers and has accorded it a unique place in publishing history. This new version. which retains van Loon's original illustrations. has been ought up to date by John Merriman. professor of history at Yale University. It incorporates the most important developments of the last two decades-including space exploration. the emergence of the developing countries. the Cold War. the Internet. and the astound...

Review:

The Story of Mankind ...remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience from the mists of prehistory to the smoking aftermath of World War I. In van Loon's charming, virtuosic pages we meet scoundrels and ruffians and poets; we engage with Pericles, Mohammed and Metternich, Confucius and Savonarola and Voltaire; we stand amazed anew before Egyptian hieroglyphs, Gothic arches, Florentine frescoes and the steam engine. Ninety-two years on, modern accretions and all, what a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us! --Meghan Gurdon

The Story of Mankind remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience from the mists of prehistory to the smoking aftermath of World War I. In van Loon's charming, virtuosic pages we meet scoundrels and ruffians and poets; we engage with Pericles, Mohammed and Metternich, Confucius and Savonarola and Voltaire; we stand amazed anew before Egyptian hieroglyphs, Gothic arches, Florentine frescoes and the steam engine. Ninety-two years on, modern accretions and all, what a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us! --Meghan Gurdon"

About this edition

• Publisher: Liveright
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0871401754
• ISBN 13: 9780871401755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704