"The Story of America" by Hendrik Van Loon, illustrated by the author, published by Garden City Publishing Co., New York, 1927.

Hard boards, original publisher’s black cloth with gold lettering on spine, 5.3/4" x 8"; 463 pages, yellow colored upper edge of the pages, other edges are untrimmed, very good condition.

"As a thrilling, magnificent story of the backgrounds of our country, of those rough pioneers who build that we might live, of the struggle to preserve our unity and our happiness, and of those modern circumstances that shape our present lives this chronicle is unequaled."

"We're using this interesting little book as part of our American History study for our home school. Well-written and witty, this book has lots of tidbits that you didn't learn in your history class." [private review]

Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Van Loon was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1922 for his book The Story of Mankind. Van Loon was knighted by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1942. The World War II Liberty Ship SS Hendrik Willem Van Loon was named in his honor.

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