The Lessons of History

Durant, Will

ISBN 10: 0671413333 / ISBN 13: 9780671413330

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1968

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lessons of History
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671413333
• ISBN 13: 9780671413330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 1.905W x 17.145H x 24.13D centimeters 1.905 centimeters width by 17.145 centimeters height by 24.13 centimeters depth
• Weight: 386 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference
  • History
  • Business

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Synopsis

2 distinguished historians express their evaluation of the nature of the human experience and what may be learned from it

About the Author

Will Durant (1885-1981) was an award-winning American writer, historian, and philosopher. He and his wife were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 for Rousseau and Revolution, and he was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Durant spent over forty years writing the critically acclaimed eleven-volume Story of Civilization, the later volumes with the help of his wife, Ariel. He sought to revitalize history by unifying and humanizing the great body of historical knowledge, which had become voluminous and fragmented into esoteric subcategories. He also strove to bring philosophy to the common man. Durant was a champion of human rights, social reform, and the brotherhood of man long before they became well-known issues.

Ariel Durant (1898-1981) was a Russian-born American researcher and writer and the coauthor of the eleven-volume Story of Civilization with her husband Will Durant. Ariel and Will Durant were jointly awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Ariel was named the 1977 Woman of the Year by the city of Los Angeles.