PDF Books in History of Civilization
Bushido, the Soul of Japan
by Inazo NitobeBushido, the Soul of Japan is a classic text written by Inazo Nitobé, A Japanese writer and economist of the per-World War- II period. In spite of his origin, he wrote the books in English and later it was translated to Japanese. This book is a study of the way of the samurai written while Japan undergone from its traditional style to a modern n..
The Lily and the Totem
by William Gilmore SimmsThe Lily and the Totem is the historical account of the North American colony of Coligni, written by William Gilmore Simms, an American historian and novelist whose works had influenced the antebellum Southern literature to great extent. His notable writings of poems, novels and anthropological works include Mellichampe, Lyrical and Other ..
Ancient Man - The Beginning of Civilizations
by Hendrik Willem van LoonAncient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations is a book written for young readers by the Dutch historian Hendrik Willem van Loon, whose numerous historical writings include The Fall of the Dutch Republic, The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, Man the Miracle Maker, and A World Divided is a World Lost. This book explores the chronological events which sha..
Minnesota
by William Watts FolwellMinnesota is an in depth historical exploration of its settlement and civilization written by William Watts Folwell. Though there has been already material on this available in many forms, the author of this book had the advantage of accessing many original resources which were not with the his predecessors who has written about Minnesota. Di..
Ancient Rome and Modern America
by Guglielmo FerreroThe object of the essays collected in this volume, with the exception of three which recount three curious episodes in Roman history, is the investigation of the most important differences between the ancient world and the modern, between Europe and America; in what way and in what particulars the civilisations of the ancients and of Europe have be..