A Picturesque Tale of Progress: The Story of Humankind for Readers Young and Old: Beginnings II,PB

A Picturesque Tale of Progress: The Story of Humankind for Readers Young and Old was written by Miller with the assistance of Harry Neal Baum, former professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. It consists of nine volumes (including a separate index) divided into four themes—Beginnings, Conquests, New Nations, Explorations—with two volumes devoted to each theme. The “Picturesque” in the title refers, not to quaintness, but to the three hundred or more carefully chosen illustrations and maps gracing each volume. The books are available in both paperback and durable hardback editions. In a world where the level and quality of education has so grievously deteriorated, may this Angelico Press reprint edition shine as a beacon to a new generation of young (and not-so young) scholars.

• Beginnings I sets out from the earliest traces of human culture, followed by the rise and fall of Ancient Egypt.

• Beginnings Il covers Babylonia, the Assyrian empire, and Biblical History from Abraham to the Fall of Jerusalem.

• Conquests I follows the trajectory of Ancient Crete and Greece to the audacious conquests of Alexander the Great.

• Conquests II opens with the early history of Rome, followed by the story of early Christianity, Paul’s missionary journeys, and the peaceful conquest of Rome by Christianity.

• New Nations I covers the Fall of the Roman Empire, followed by the Byzantine Empire, the Medieval Church, the Vikings, and the Feudal Age.

• New Nations II reveals the glory of the Byzantine Empire, the Crusades, Spain and the Moors, the development of England, France as a monarchy, Germany and the Holy Roman Empire, and Italy and the Renaissance.

• Explorations I covers Marco Polo, Genghis Khan, the conquests of the Mongols, and Africa and India.

• Explorations Il brings us to the New World. The voyages of Leif Ericsson and Columbus introduce the peoples of the Americas, with special focus on the civilizations of Mexico, Central America, Southwestern America, and their conquest by the Spanish. The series ends here—with the discovery of America.

• Finally, the comprehensive Index offers an excellent reference for further study and projects.

Paperback. 304 pages.

Size: 6.69 x 0.76 x 9.61 (in)