Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. This was the first year the Newbery Medal was awarded.
From the 1910s until his death, Van Loon wrote many books, illustrating them himself. Best remembered among these is The Story of Mankind (1921), a history of the world intended for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. The book was later updated by Van Loon, then again by his son, and later still by other historians. [13]
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 American dark fantasy film, loosely based on the nonfiction book The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon. [1] The film was directed and coproduced by Irwin Allen and released by Warner Bros. [2] In the film, the fate of humanity is decided in a court of law.
Hendrik Willem van Loon won the first Newbery Medal in 1922 for his book The Story of Mankind. Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first Indian American to win the Newbery Medal. [17] Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote five books each named a Newbery Honor between 1938 and 1944.
The film was released by Warner Bros. So was Allen's next film, The Story of Mankind (1957), a very loose adaptation of the Hendrik Willem van Loon book of the same name. It featured cameos from the Marx Brothers, Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Vincent Price, and Dennis Hopper. The actors were each paid $2,500 (equal to $27,121 today) for a single ...
The Story of Mankind (film) T. The Tower of London (novel) The Tudors; U. The Unhappy Favourite; V. Van Loon's Lives; The Virgin Queen (TV serial) The Virgin's Lover ...
The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik van Loon, 1st Newbery Award winner (from Children's literature) Image 6 A mother reads to her children in a mid- to late 19th century lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith .
In the 1920s, several best-sellers dealt with the history of the world, including surveys The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon and The Outline of History (1918) by H. G. Wells. Influential writers who have reached wide audiences include H. G. Wells , Oswald Spengler , Arnold J. Toynbee , Pitirim Sorokin , Carroll Quigley ...