Story of Mankind
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Book Description
Anyone who can chronicle world history from 500,000 B.C. to present times--and do so in a lively, entertaining style--deserves a medal. Luckily, the bestowers of the very first Newbery Medal in 1922 thought so, too. The warm, personable tone of Hendrik Willem van Loon's writing lends itself to true learning in a way that stern, dry textbooks never do. In the introduction, he describes climbing a t... More
Book Information
Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
Binding | Hardcover (114 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 640 |
ISBN-10 | 0871401711 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0871401717 |
Publication Date | 12/1998 |
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About John Merriman (Author) : John Merriman is a published author and an editor of young adult books. Published credits of John Merriman include Story of Mankind.
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