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An Illustrated Short History of the World [Hardcover]

H. G. Wells (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1987

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Salem House Publishers; Updated edition (October 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0881622869
ISBN-13: 978-0881622867
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars A history of mankind...., July 26, 1998

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A history of mankind, prologued with the creation & prehistory of the world and epilogued with the future of mankind after the world war.

His views of the world and history reflect the author's Victorian mindset; very educated for his day.

He commences his history of mankind with the beginnings of races, language and their migrations.

Unique and different from any writings today. A must read for all history buffs, and refreshing in originality.

Extremely well written, sequential and easy to absorb.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Victorian look at History, March 15, 2010

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Mr. Welles is one of my all time favorite authors. My parents being a lot smarter than I ever hope to be gave me this book many decades ago. From it, I developed a love of history. While it is a old book and lacks a non eurocentric view it is a good history book none the less. I used it a lot at University and found it to be very useful resource tool. But I would not recommend it for any light reading very soon.

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