Project Gutenberg 2016-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 387 Williams, Henry Smith 1863 1943 The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 01 : $b Prolegomena; Egypt, Mesopotamia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Historians%27_History_of_the_World 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.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World history D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other 2460098 2025-06-20T15:41:33.875741 text/html 2445567 2024-10-23T00:12:44 text/html 6739970 2025-06-20T15:42:08.652638 application/epub+zip 6776986 2025-06-20T15:41:40.544771 application/epub+zip 1018403 2025-06-20T15:41:36.862770 application/epub+zip 7360185 2025-06-20T15:42:28.426017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7231986 2025-06-20T15:42:04.425589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1497240 2022-09-23T13:01:18.135765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2247167 2025-06-20T15:41:29.022758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2227135 2024-10-23T00:12:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16628 2025-06-20T15:42:28.653999 application/rdf+xml 18055 2025-06-20T15:41:37.591729 image/jpeg 3125 2025-06-20T15:41:37.471778 image/jpeg 6328385 2025-06-20T15:41:34.487775 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia