The Story of the World

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The History of the Ancient World Publisher's Summary

A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own.

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2007 Susan Wise Bauer (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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  • Book Volume 1

    • History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)
    • By: Susan Wise Bauer
    • Narrated by: Jim Weiss
    • Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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    • History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 2) (Story of the World)
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