NYPUBLICLIBRARY THEBRANCHLIBRARIES 3 3333 O81 19 3712 V ' fi THE STORY OF MANKIND By HENDRIK VAN LOON, AB. Pn.D. Author of The Fall of the Dutch Republic, The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators, A Short Story of Discovery, Ancient Man This book is fully illustrated with eight three-color pages, over one hundred black and white pictures and numerous animated maps and half-tones drawn by the author. -2>__ ^-&^^ ^ ^^-^^. <^ _^ W,'//',lW/'r' f/t'.'v1 /1 i Mv/ J/i\'nJLM ,//( /////7/ W OR) ' VW//' I ,( ^K'j THE SCENE OF OUR HISTORY IS LAID UPON A LITTLE PLANET, LOST IN THE VASTNESS OF THE UNIVERSE.