| The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR Contributor(s): Bauer, Susan Wise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0972860339 ISBN-13: 9780972860338 Publisher: Well-Trained Mind Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, the final volume of the popular Story of the World home school series weaves world history into a storybook format, covering major historical events in the years 1850--2000. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Home Schooling |
| Dewey: 909.08 |
| LCCN: 2004112538 |
| Series: Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.42" (1.23 lbs) 503 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Home Schooling - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WHERE WAS THE CRYSTAL PALACE? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution? Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives--and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of modern nations all around the world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, the final volume of the popular "Story of the World series weaves world history into a storybook format, covering major historical events in the years 1850--2000. From the Middle Last and China to Africa and the Americas--find out what happened all around the world in the last century and a half. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, "The Story of the World includes the stories of each continent and people group. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bauer, Susan Wise: - Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary. |