by James Harvey Robinson, Ph.D.
First published 1902, this version 1925
790 pages
Publisher: Ginn and Company Ltd, Queen Square, London WC1
5/5 Stars
A history book and a historical book, newly revised to include the Great War, 1914-1918.
The book is intact with full colour maps, such as this of Europe after 1815. The Congress of Vienna ushered in 99 years of peace on the European continent BUT also ushered in the Great War. The origins of the 1914-1918 war can be directly traced to Napoleon’s treatment of Prussia, with the beginnings of militarism and the rotation of military duty among civilians in order to adhere to Napoleon’s army limits.
and of course every history book had a map of the British Empire in PINK.
There are also fine line prints, such as this drawing of London in the eighteenth century:
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