Ancient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations (Illustrated)

This is an educational and amusing book for boys and girls of ages 8-12 years. It provides a thorough understanding of the growth and the experience of the human race. This is not a textbook. It is not even a regular history in the accepted sense of the word. The author takes you by the hand and together you shall wander forth to explore the intricate wilderness of the bygone ages. He shows you mysterious rivers which seem to come from nowhere and which are doomed to reach no ultimate destination. He brings you close to dangerous abysses, hidden carefully beneath a thick overgrowth of pleasant but deceiving romance. Here and there you shall leave the beaten track to scale a solitary and lonely peak, towering high above the surrounding country. Wherever we go we must carry our warm cloak of human sympathy and understanding for vast tracts of land will prove to be a sterile desert--swept by icy storms of popular prejudice and personal greed and unless we come well prepared we shall forsake our faith in humanity and that, dear boys and girls, would be the worst thing that could happen to any of us. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless book.