There are a lot of second hand sets floating around, get one. Joined later by his wife, Ariel, the two labored together to create one of the twentieth-centurys most enduring masterworks of history for the general reader. In a sense, this book is the Encyclopedia of Western Civilization. In 1921, Will Durant began his five-decade-long series, The Story of Civilization. Excluding the very disappointing first Volume, that no one should bother with, every book is definitive between it's parameters. They also coauthored The Lessons of History (1968). She helped her husband William Durant organize materials for his opus, The Story of Civilization. There's a notable quote in every paragraph, and thousands of insights on many topics. Ariel Durant was an internationally acclaimed writer. And you can't get a better survey of the history of Europe and the Middle east than this series. This is the last volume, published fifty years after the original idea forced its way to the surface. Well, it became obvious that he'd have to start somewhat earlier than Napoleon if he wanted to explain Bonaparte, and thus the eleven volume "Story of Civilization" was begun. Will Durant The Story of Civilization, Part XI: The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 Hardcover Octoby Will Durant (Author), Ariel Durant (Author) 112 ratings Book 11 of 11: The Story of Civilization See all formats and editions Kindle 14. This book demonstrates the power of chronology over the historical mind, because in the late 1920's, following his very successful "A History of Philosophy", Will Durant though t he'd write a book on Napoleon. It's a thick book, but it has an immense amount to say. If you have space for only one book on Napoleon, or the history of Europe during his lifetime, this is it.
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