Hendrik Willem van Loon's "The Story of Mankind" is a unique and engaging illustrated history of human civilization, tailored specifically for children. Van Loon's literary style is both informative and...

Hendrik Willem van Loon's 'The Story of Mankind' is a groundbreaking work of historical nonfiction that provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the entirety of human history. Written in a clear...

The Story of Mankind - Hendrik Willem Van Loon - The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in...

A história da Bíblia é uma obra bem escrita, extremamente interessante para quem não conhece o Cristianismo. Nas palavras de Hendrik Willem van Loon, o autor, talvez haja histórias mais interessantes...

The Story of Mankind covers the history of western civilization beginning with primitive man, the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions, and the formation of the modern...

PREHISTORIC MAN THE WORLD GROWS COLD END OF THE STONE AGE THE EARLIEST SCHOOL OF THE HUMAN RACE THE KEY OF STONE THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE LAND OF THE DEAD THE MAKING OF A STATE THE RISE AND FALL...

This is a story of magnificent failures. The men who equipped the expeditions of which I shall tell you the story died in the poorhouse. The men who took part in these voyages sacrificed their lives as...

This little book, telling the story of our national usurpation by a foreign enemy during the beginning of the nineteenth century, appears at a moment when our nearest neighbours are suffering the same...

In this very precious essay by H. Willem van Loon, published in 1915 by Doubleday, Page and Company: APOLOGIA; FOREWORD: DRAMATIS PERSONÆ; PROLOGUE; THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD ORDER; THE REVOLUTION; THE...

Através de sua linguagem simples e estimulante, Hendrik Willem Van Loon explica os acontecimentos e a lógica por trás de uma das escrituras mais importantes da humanidade. A Bíblia é analisada sob o olhar...

Originally written for the author's children, the book explores the history of civilization beginning with early man and taking the reader through the creation of art, writing, religion, and more. All...