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A Child's History of the World

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By V. M. Hillyer
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A lively, chronological survey written for young readers that presents major human developments from earliest times through modern days. Organized as short, storylike chapters, it explains the beginnings of tools, mastery of fire, emergence of writing and monumental construction, and the formation of early religious and political systems. It then summarizes classical cultures, medieval institutions, voyages of exploration, and the rise of industry and inventions. Final chapters outline recent technological advances and international conflicts while supplying temporal anchors for further study.

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Title: A Child's History of the World

Author: V. M. Hillyer

Illustrator: Carle Michel Boog

Mary Sherwood Wright Jones

Release date: January 12, 2022 [eBook #67149]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: D. Appleton-Century Co, 1924

Credits: Alan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CHILD'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD ***

A CHILD’S HISTORY
OF THE WORLD

By V. M. HILLYER

A CHILD’S GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD
A CHILD’S HISTORY OF THE WORLD
CHILD TRAINING
THE DARK SECRET

With EDWARD G. HUEY

A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ART

A CHILD’S HISTORY
OF THE WORLD

BY

V. M. HILLYER

HEAD MASTER OF CALVERT SCHOOL
AUTHOR OF “CHILD TRAINING,” “KINDERGARTEN
AT HOME,” ETC.

With Many Illustrations by
CARLE MICHEL BOOG
AND
M. S. WRIGHT

D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY
Incorporated

New York London

1934

Copyright, 1924, by
The Century Co.

All rights reserved. This book, or parts
thereof, must not be reproduced in any
form without permission of the publisher.

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA