This volume of The Great Events by Famous Historians is from A.D. (1844-1861). It is comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. It is the answer to a problem which has long been agitating the learned world
This book is written for the average man or woman with an intelligent interest in history who has long wanted a brief account of the whole field of human history. It is different from other general surveys of the subject in several respects. The account is divided into fourteen parts, each of which is accompanied by a chronological table which should help the reader to fix events in time without suffering the annoyance of having to remember dates scattered through the text. More emphasis has been given to the histories of the Far East and of Latin America than has been customary heretofore. It includes fourteen full-page or double-page maps which show important changes in the political complexion of the world at different points in history
The aim of this reference book is to provide as continuous and detailed a narrative of the story of the human race. It is an outline of human history and prehistory