Project Gutenberg 2016-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 254 Williams, Henry Smith 1863 1943 The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 01 : $b Prolegomena; Egypt, Mesopotamia Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Historians' History of the World" by Henry Smith Williams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This expansive work presents a comprehensive narrative detailing the rise and development of nations through the lens of over two thousand prominent writers throughout history. It serves not only as a collection of historical records but also as a critical examination of how history has been written and interpreted over time. The opening of this volume introduces the reader to the motives behind historical writing, tracing its evolution from the glorification of rulers in ancient times to the more nuanced and critical approaches of modern historians. It discusses the transition of history from being primarily a means to uphold the status of kings and gods to a discipline that seeks to entertain and instruct the populace. Williams emphasizes the importance of understanding the context in which these historical records were created and the inherent biases of different periods, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of ancient civilizations like Egypt and Mesopotamia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World history D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 2459278 2458843 2024-09-21T12:56:02.470374 2023-09-22T09:53:45.658789 text/html text/html 2466152 2016-03-20T14:55:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 6304657 2016-03-20T14:55:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6740114 2024-09-21T12:56:35.530235 application/epub+zip 6777468 2024-09-21T12:56:08.372371 application/epub+zip 1018814 2024-09-21T12:56:05.409363 application/epub+zip 7359901 2024-09-21T12:56:54.800115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7232138 2024-09-21T12:56:31.798238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1497240 2022-09-23T13:01:18.135765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2247311 2247121 2024-09-21T12:55:56.854909 2023-09-22T09:53:40.312762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2247549 2016-03-20T14:55:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 829432 2016-03-20T14:55:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18454 2024-09-21T12:56:54.997104 application/rdf+xml 18055 2024-09-21T12:56:05.638357 image/jpeg 3125 2024-09-21T12:56:05.522358 image/jpeg 6328287 2024-09-21T12:56:03.055408 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia