Olive Beaupre Miller, Harry Neal Baum
A Picturesque Tale of Progress, Vol. 8: Explorations, Part 2
Hardcover
(The Book House for Children March 15, 1949)
Explorations, Part II is Volume 8 of A Picturesque Tale of Progress by Olive Beaupre Miller and Harry Neal Baum. It was first published in this form by The Book House for Children in 1949 and was reprinted several times from 1949 to 1957. The book is bound in black boards with gilt titles and a color paste-down illustration on the front by Maurice Greenberg. The decorated end papers are illustrated in an art deco style by Mariel Wilhoite, and there are profuse color and black-and-white illustrations throughout the book, many by notable book illustrators. The contents include: Chapter I: Land in the West; Chapter II: Ancient America; Chapter III: The Brilliant Civilization of the Mayas; Chapter IV: The Conquest of Mexico; Chapter V: The Indians of the Southwest; Chapter VI: The Conquest of Peru; A General Summary of This Period; and an Index. It should be noted that the material in this book first appeared as part of Olive Beaupre Miller's My Book of History: A Picturesque Tale of Progress in four volumes: Volume One: Beginnings (1929), Volume Two: Conquests (1930), Volume Three: New Nations (1931), and Volume Four: Explorations (1933). In 1935, Miller, realizing that these four thick volumes were somewhat cumbersome for small children's tiny hands, made the decision to split each volume into two parts. In addition to increasing the number of volumes, the series title was slightly altered, and My Book of History: A Picturesque Tale of Progress in four volumes became simply A Picturesque Tale of Progress in eight volumes: Volume 1: Beginnings, Part I; Volume 2: Beginnings, Part II; Volume 3: Conquests, Part I; Volume 4: Conquests, Part II; Volume 5: New Nations, Part I; Volume 6: New Nations, Part II; Volume 7: Explorations, Part I; and Volume 8: Explorations, Part II. A ninth volume, an extensive Index, was added when the set was revised in 1949.
- Pages
- 268
- Weight
- 25.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 6.9 in.
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