- World history, Juvenile literature, Civilization, History
Chronicles the history of man and civilization from primitive beginnings to the current day.
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Epic, plot-driven, classical in form and earnest.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Hendrik Willem Van Loon
- First published
- 1921
- Pages
- 498
- Publisher
- Pocket, Garden City publishing co., inc., Liveright
- Editions
- 32
- Language
- English, Spanish, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9780871401564
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