The Story of Mankind - Hendrik Willem Van Loon - Books - - 9798689758626 - September 28, 2020
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Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Story of Mankind

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Man was the last to come but the first to use his brain for the purpose of conquering the forces of nature. That is the reason why we are going to study him, rather than cats or dogs or horses or any of the other animals, who, all in their own way, have a very interesting historical development behind them. In the beginning, the planet upon which we live was (as far as we now know) a large ball of flaming matter, a tiny cloud of smoke in the endless ocean of space. Gradually, in the course of millions of years, the surface burned itself out, and was covered with a thin layer of rocks. Upon these lifeless rocks the rain descended in endless torrents, wearing out the hard granite and carrying the dust to the valleys that lay hidden between the high cliffs of the steaming earth. Finally the hour came when the sun broke through the clouds and saw how this little planet was covered with a few small puddles which were to develop into the mighty oceans of the eastern and western hemispheres.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 28, 2020
ISBN13 9798689758626
Pages 352
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 19 mm   ·   408 g
Language English  

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