The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik van Loon · Free audiobook · 65 chapters

LibriVox recording of The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon. Read by Michelle Crandall and Kara Shallenberg. Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the people and events that changed the course of history. Portrays in vivid prose the achievements of mankind in the areas of art and discovery, as well as the political forces leading to the modern nation-states. Richly illustrated with drawings by the author. Winner of the first Newbery Award in 1922, The Story of Mankind has introduced generations of children to the pageant of world history. (Summary from mainlesson.com) Read along and see the original illustrations at mainlesson.com . For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Download M4B Part 1 (134MB) Download M4B Part 2 (134MB) Download M4B Part 3 (105MB)

Chapters

• 1. 00 Foreword8:25
• 2. 01 The Setting of the Stage9:08
• 3. 02 Our Earliest Ancestors5:06
• 4. 03 Prehistoric Man5:24
• 5. 04 Hieroglyphics10:19
• 6. 05 The Nile Valley7:10
• 7. 06 The Story of Egypt4:28
• 8. 07 Mesopotamia2:28
• 9. 08 The Sumerians7:19
• 10. 09 Moses5:10
• 11. 10 The Phoenicians3:13
• 12. 11 The Indo-Europeans4:07
• 13. 12 The Aegean Sea6:35
• 14. 13 The Greeks3:50
• 15. 14 The Greek Cities6:07
• 16. 15 Greek Self-Government5:51
• 17. 16 Greek Life7:41
• 18. 17 The Greek Theatre6:15
• 19. 18 The Persian Wars8:51
• 20. 19 Athens vs. Sparta4:40
• 21. 20 Alexander the Great4:07
• 22. 21 A Summary5:27
• 23. 22 Rome and Carthage23:42
• 24. 23 The Rise of Rome5:27
• 25. 24 The Roman Empire19:19
• 26. 25 Joshua of Nazareth9:07
• 27. 26 The Fall of Rome10:27
• 28. 27 Rise of the Church13:36
• 29. 28 Mohammed11:22
• 30. 29 Charlemagne10:04
• 31. 30 The Norsemen4:30
• 32. 31 Feudalism6:58
• 33. 32 Chivalry5:01
• 34. 33 Pope vs. Emperor12:06
• 35. 34 The Crusades8:54
• 36. 35 The Mediaeval City19:25
• 37. 36 Mediaeval Self-Government9:28
• 38. 37 The Mediaeval World15:03
• 39. 38 Mediaeval Trade12:02
• 40. 39 The Renaissance27:27
• 41. 40 The Age of Expression9:04
• 42. 41 The Great Discoveries27:03
• 43. 42 Buddha and Confucius17:06
• 44. 43 The Reformation22:47
• 45. 44 Religious Warfare28:41
• 46. 45 The English Revolution33:12
• 47. 46 The Balance of Power9:15
• 48. 47 The Rise of Russia13:47
• 49. 48 Russia vs Sweden7:55
• 50. 49 The Rise of Prussia8:46
• 51. 50 The Mercantile System7:15
• 52. 51 The American Revolution13:30
• 53. 52 The French Revolution28:12
• 54. 53 Napoleon24:04
• 55. 54 The Holy Alliance21:45
• 56. 55 The Great Reaction16:30
• 57. 56 National Independence41:24
• 58. 57 The Age of the Engine19:35
• 59. 58 The Social Revolution10:00
• 60. 59 Emancipation15:50
• 61. 60 The Age of Science10:17
• 62. 61 Art28:53
• 63. 62 Colonial Expansion and War18:09
• 64. 63 A New World20:00
• 65. 64 As It Shall Ever Be1:32