ANCIENT HISTORY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL 



The Story of the Ancient Nations 



By WILLIAM L. WESTERMANN, Associate Pro- 

 fessor in History, University of Wisconsin. Illus- 

 trated. 1 2 mo, Cloth, $1.50. 



There is no other branch of history taught in our High 

 Schools in which so much new material has come to light 

 during recent years as in ancient history. Much of the best 

 source material is not available, in translated form, to the 

 teacher. This text-book has been written with the desire to 

 put into the hands of High School teachers and pupils, in 

 simple and concrete form, the story of the development of 

 ancient civilization as it appears in the light of the historical 

 material recently discovered. It is the outcome of more than a 

 decade of teaching, both in High School and University classes. 



The attempt has been made to present the progress of 

 ancient civilization as a continuous and unified process. 

 There has been included, in simple terms, as much of the 

 business and social background as space would permit. 



The language of the book is clear and succinct. The order 

 of presentation is logical, and the correlation of facts exact. 

 There are exceedingly helpful and well-written generaliza- 

 tions, giving the significance of the various periods. 



There are plentiful maps throughout the book. The illus- 

 trations, with the exception of a few carefully selected restora- 

 tions, are almost entirely drawn from ancient sources. They 

 have been carefully chosen for the light which they throw on 

 the life of the people. 



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NEW YORK CHICAGO 



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