Young People's History of the World

This book describes the history of the one hundred years leading up to its publication at the beginning of the 20th century. It presents descriptions of decisive battles and the soldiers who fought them; the rise and fall of nations; the many changes in the map of the world; the birth of the New Republic in the western world; the growth of English speaking countries; the great explorers of the tropics and arctics; inventors and their inventions. Embellished with nearly 100 full-page half-tone engravings, illustrating the greatest events of the century and 100 portraits of the most famous men in the world.