| Ancient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406547328 ISBN-13: 9781406547320 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944) was a Dutch-American historian and journalist. He went to the United States in 1903 to study at Cornell University. He was a correspondent during the Russian Revolution of 1905 and in Belgium in 1914 at the start of World War I. He later became a professor of history at Cornell University (1915-17) and in 1919 became an American citizen. During the 1920s van Loon wrote many books and went on to write very popular books aimed at young adults. As a writer he was known for emphasizing crucial historical events and giving a complete picture of individual characters, as well as the role of the arts in history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |