Project Gutenberg 2024-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 213 Magoon, Elias Lyman 1810 1886 Magoon, E. L. (Elias Lyman) Westward empire : $b or, the great drama of human progress $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers, $c1856. Part 1. Age of Pericles -- Part 2. Age of Augustus -- Part 3. Age of Leo X -- Part 4. Age of Washington. Peter Becker, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Westward Empire; or, the Great Drama of Human Progress" by E.L. Magoon is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the progression of civilization through a lens that emphasizes the movement of humanity toward the West, presenting it as a central theme in the narrative of human development. It focuses on significant historical epochs and figures, illustrating how various elements—art, science, literature, and philosophy—have contributed to progress. At the start of the text, Magoon sets the stage for his examination of civilization by asserting that history has consistently moved westward. He introduces the idea that divine providence shapes human progress and connects past, present, and future civilizations as part of a grand drama. The opening discusses the complexities of civilization's evolution, touching on the geographical, cultural, and historical dynamics that influence this progress. Magoon also outlines the structure of the work, hinting at detailed discussions on various historical periods and figures that will follow, invoking a sense of anticipation for a thorough exploration of humanity's westward journey through time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/westwardempireor01mago 20220219090929magoon 1856 us Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Civilization, Western CB Text Category: History - Other 1114535 2025-06-29T09:53:38.886377 text/html 1089479 2024-08-15T20:22:15 text/html 755143 2025-06-29T09:53:49.063872 application/epub+zip 752075 2025-06-29T09:53:40.571425 application/epub+zip 752075 2025-06-29T09:53:39.699361 application/epub+zip 1754719 2025-06-29T09:53:56.138828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1696465 2025-06-29T09:53:48.285822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1064542 2025-06-29T09:53:38.039344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1044626 2024-08-15T20:22:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15945 2025-06-29T09:53:56.274777 application/rdf+xml 25626 2025-06-29T09:53:39.901347 image/jpeg 3190 2025-06-29T09:53:39.798360 image/jpeg 1447682 2025-06-29T09:53:38.979402 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