The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 4: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR
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Book Description
Discover the marvelous stories of the world's modern nations with the newest volume of this read-aloud series.
Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution?
Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of modern nations all around the world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, the final volume of the popular Story of the World series weaves world history into a storybook format, covering major historical events in the years 1850-2000. From the Middle East and China to Africa and the Americas-find out what happened all around the world in the last century and a half. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, The Story of the World includes the stories of each continent and people group.
About the Author
Susan Wise Bauer teaches at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. She is the author of The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had and the co-author of the best-selling The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home.
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