The Works of A. de Saint-Exupéry—The Beginnings of Civilization, Miracles and Men

Author: A. de Saint-Exupéry
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Hendrik Willem van Loon authored over thirty books in his lifetime, single-handedly recounting almost all aspects of human history. It is truly admirable that he challenged the infinite with a finite life to accomplish such a monumental task. Van Loon was not an esoteric theorist, but he certainly had his own system and thoughts. This book is divided into two parts, with detailed content including prehistoric humans, the world getting colder, the end of the Stone Age, the earliest schools of humanity, the stone key, the world of the living and the dead, the rise and fall of nations, the decline of Egypt, Mesopotamia—the nations of the valley, the cuneiform script of the Sumerians, Assyria and Babylon—the great melting pot of the Semitic peoples, this is the story of Moses, Jerusalem—the city of law, Damascus—the city of trade, the Phoenicians sailing beyond the horizon, letters accompanying trade, the end of the ancient world, some dates related to ancient humans, postscript: Miracles and Men, Man—the Inventor, from animal hide to skyscrapers, taming the hand, from the foot to the aircraft, the ever-changing mouth, nose, ears, eyes, postscript.