The Story of Mankind
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:00 am
In 1922, the first Newberry Medal, recognizing excellence in children's literature, was awarded to "The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik Willem van Loon on this day.
It's a really excellent book, not a "history" book at all. More of history as a "story.' I read it cover to cover in two days almost non-stop.
It's also full of wonderful illustrations:
Here's a link to a free eBook download. (It's copyright is free now)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/754
Highly recommended!
It's a really excellent book, not a "history" book at all. More of history as a "story.' I read it cover to cover in two days almost non-stop.
It's also full of wonderful illustrations:
Here's a link to a free eBook download. (It's copyright is free now)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/754
Highly recommended!