The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Van Loon
Hardcover
(George G. Harrap & Co, Jan. 1, 1956)
Illustrated, written for young minds, the full sweep of human history as then (1938) understood. A classic story from cave men and women to the world at the brink of war and destruction as had never been seen before. Mr. Van Loon is warm, human, kind in his assessments of the price and prize of "progress."