About this title: Written in 1921, this book traces the history of the human race from evolution and our earliest ancestors up to and including World War I. Illustrated with b&w drawings. Winner of the 1922 Newbery Medal, the first book to be so honored.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780871406477ISBN:0871406470
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 610 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Library
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. 16mo. {009249} The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Published by Pocket Library in 1959. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK 16mo History 526pp. {Book Condition} GOOD {Book Condition Details} Cover: darkening, edge wear, staining, light creasing on Spine, light creasing, rubbing, Text: tanning. {Pocket PL-501.50} read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780871401564ISBN:0871401568
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0871406470 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 0871406470 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garden City Publishing
Date Published: 1938
Description: Acceptable. Ex-Library---500 pages. Interior is clean. Front hinge is cracked. Pastedown on front board. Nice overall condition. Ex library copy. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Description: Good. No Jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. No publication date given. The book is very solid with browned pages. The cover has moderate shelf wear & minor edge wear. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good+ 16mo. {005993} The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Published by Pocket Books in 1942. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK 16mo Rare {Book Condition} GOOD+ {Book Condition Details} Cover: darkening, edge wear, light creasing on Spine, light creasing, rubbing, Text: bright, unmarked pages. {Pocket 15} read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"Interesting. A very idiosyncratic, 1920's, children's, history book. Told from a very "1920's schoolmaster" point of view (racist, sexist, euro-centric, but good natured and constantly self-referential). Mildly offensive in it's POV, but otherwise an interesting grounding in history."
"This is a great big picture view of the history of the world. Very interesting. Perceptive. Helped fill in a bunch of holes I had lurking around the dark ages.
I didn't read the complete book, but for my purposes I finished it."
"I read an original 1921 printing of this book and the obvious "great white man" viewpoint of the author/narrator would be very comical (from a 21st century standpoint) if the author/narrator weren't so darned serious. This kicked off my Newbery project (attempt to read all the Newbery Medal awardees ever), after which I realized that I wasn't going to tolerate that viewpoint for very long if I read them all straight through in order from the very beginning of the Newbery Medals. So I'm going to skip around."
"I saved the worst for last. My final Newbery and what a struggle it was to get through it! This is the story of the history of the world through the ages, written for a young audience. It is said to have been amended and updated and added to, but, if that is so, I can only shudder to think of the awful book that this book was originally. It is, in its present form, chock full of cruel opinions and mean asides about various peoples and their actions through the ages. I had considered keeping this book for my library, but, having read it, I cannot do it."
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