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The Story of Mankind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Story of Mankind was written and illustrated by American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon and published in 1921. In 1922, it was the first book to be awarded the Newber...
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The scene of our history is laid upon a little planet, lost in the vastness of the universe. ... Author of The Fall of the Dutch Republic, The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators, A Short Story of Discovery, Ancient Man.
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'Story of Mankind', winner of the 1922 Newbery Award (first awarded) is a treasure chest of history spiced throughout with van Loon's delightful pen and ink drawings (sadly missing from this on-line version). ... Van Loon traces the history of mankind from the beginning, starting with a brief ... The Story of Moses,
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