The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a ... the better and newer literature of history

A world history you can open anywhere and trust every line. History comes alive in context. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research gathers the actual words of the world's historians, biographers and specialists into a single, authoritative world history reference. Arranged in themes and topics in a world history encyclopedia style, it offers a global civilisations overview that ranges from ancient to modern world history, blending narrative, analysis and biographical sketches of leaders. This classic historians anthology illuminates political and cultural history on every continent, giving history students and researchers, general readers and lifelong learners a sense of how the past was understood by historians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. First compiled under the direction of editor and librarian J. N. Larned and later continued by Donald E. Smith, the work stands as one of the great historians collected essays undertakings of its era, a historical encyclopedia collection that distils a literature into clear, connected entries. It remains invaluable as a homeschool history resource, a point of entry for serious study of nineteenth and twentieth century events, and a companion for anyone who prefers to browse the past in original voices rather than in second-hand summaries. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for readers, researchers and collectors seeking an enduring, authoritative window onto the story of the world.