The Story Of Mankind (1921), By Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Illustrated): Worl...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Story Of Mankind (1921), By Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Illustrated): World HistoryISBN13:9781533113276ISBN10:1533113270Author:Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - The Story Of Mankind Was Written And Illustrated By Dutch-American Journalist, Professor, And Author Hendrik Willem Van Loon And Published In 1921 In 1922, It Was The First Book To Be Awarded The Newbery Medal For An Outstanding Contribution To Children's Literature Written For His Children (Hansje And Willem), The Story Of Mankind Tells In Brief Chapters The History Of Western Civilization Beginning With Primitive Man, Covering The Development Of Writing, Art, And Architecture, The Rise Of Major Religions, And The Formation Of The Modern Nation-State Van Loon Explains In The Book How He Selected What And What Not To Include By Subjecting All Materials To The Question: Did The Person Or Event In Question Perform An Act Without Which The Entire History Of Civilization Would Have Been Different? After Its First Edition, Van Loon Had Another Edition Published Later In The 1920S Which Included An Extra Essay, Called After Seven Years About The Effects Of World War I Since Van Loon's Death In 1944, The Story Of Mankind Has Been Added To Extensively By His Son, Gerrit Van Loon Hendrik Willem Van Loon (January 14, 1882 - March 11, 1944) Was A Dutch-American Historian, Journalist, And Award-Winning Children's Book Author He Was Born In Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Son Of Hendrik Willem Van Loon And Elisabeth Johanna Hanken He Went To The United States In 1902 To Study At Cornell University, Receiving His Degree In 1905 In 1906 He Married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch (1880-1955), Daughter Of A Harvard Professor, By Whom He Had Two Sons, Henry Bowditch And Gerard Willem The Newlyweds Moved To Germany, Where Van Loon Received His Ph D From The University Of Munich In 1911 With A Dissertation That Became His First Book, The Fall Of The Dutch Republic (1913) He Was A Correspondent For The Associated Press During The Russian Revolution Of 1905 And Again In Belgium In 1914 At The Start Of World War I He Lectured At Cornell University From 1915 To 1917; In 1919 He Became An American Citizen Van Loon Had Two Later Marriages, To Eliza Helen (Jimmie) Criswell 5] In 1920 And Playwright Frances Goodrich Ames In 1927, But After A Divorce From Ames He Returned To Criswell (It Is Debatable Whether Or Not They Remarried); She Inherited His Estate In 1944 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2016-05-05Weight:1.34 lbsDimensions:0.64'' H x 10'' L x 7.99'' WNumber of Pages:306Language:English

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