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The First Days of Man, as Narrated Quite Simply for Young Readers

Chapter 1: THE FIRST DAYS OF MAN
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A child-friendly narrative traces the Earth's cooling and the emergence of life, following prehistoric transitions from fish stranded in shallows to apelike ancestors that begin walking upright and fashioning tools. Sequential chapters present early inventions and adaptations—fire, spears and other weapons, clothing and pottery, boats and navigation, bows and arrows—and the social changes that accompany them, leading toward the end of the Stone Age. Each episode is framed to connect practical skills, environment, and gradual cultural development, offering a logical, easy-to-follow progression intended to help young readers fit facts into an intelligible picture of human beginnings.

The Earth's Story: I


THE FIRST DAYS OF MAN


FREDERIC ARNOLD KUMMER

AFTER MOTHER NATURE HAD SENT HEAT AWAY TO MELT UP SOME OTHER WORLDS, SHE CALLED FOR HIS BROTHER, COLD, AND COLD CAME RUSHING UP, HIS GREAT WHITE WINGS GLITTERING WITH FROST.

The Earth's Story: I


THE FIRST DAYS
OF MAN

AS NARRATED QUITE SIMPLY
FOR YOUNG READERS

BY

FREDERIC ARNOLD KUMMER

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1922,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

THE FIRST DAYS OF MAN. II


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