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The Outline of History Volume 1
H.G. Wells
Prehistory to the Roman Republic
The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading Series
Basic Books
June 2004
On Sale: June 1, 2004
572 pages ISBN: 0760758662 EAN: 9780760758663 Trade Size (reprint)
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The first comprehensive history of the world, The Outline of
History is a vibrant synthesis of real history, told in a
sweeping, panoramic style, as if it were fiction. H. G.
Wells removes nationalism from the equation, creating the
premier worldview of history, told from a global rather than
a local point of view. With The Outline of History Wells started a craze that
lasted throughout the 1920s for copycat "outlines" on every
conceivable subject. Coming right after the carnage of World
War I, the Outline was neither unduly pessimistic and
cynical about the human condition nor Pollyannaish about
humanity's future. Instead, it offered an account of the
development of the world's civilizations up to the present,
showing its readers that an enlightened future depended on a
clear, unprejudiced view of the past.
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