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Famous Travels circa 1902
Following are some illustrations from the book ‘Famous Travels’, edition 12 of the twenty volumes of the Young Folk’s Library, published in 1902. Imagine reading this book at that time, with stories by Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, R. W. Emerson, … Continue reading
Hendrik Willem Van Loon, author of “The Story of Mankind” & winner of the very first Newbery Medal
Hendrik Willem Van Loon was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and award-winning children’s book author. From the 1910s to his death in 1944, he wrote dozens of books, illustrating them himself. The Story of Mankind is his best-known work; it won the first-ever Newbery Medal in … Continue reading
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