The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-first Century.
First Edition of David Fromkin's The Way of the World
The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-first Century.
FROMKIN, David.
$35.00
Item Number: 145172
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of the award-winning author’s map of universal history. Octavo, original navy blue half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Jacket photograph by Alfred W. Cook. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
In 'The Way of the World,' David Fromkin follows the history of life on earth through eight critical evolutions, tracing the courses of art, commerce, exploration, and law across empires and innovations. "The origins of [Mr Fromkin's book] lie in a question posed to him by a Wall Street hedge-fund manager over lunch. 'Can you tell the story of humanity and the universe and make it whole?' 'Well, actually,' Mr Fromkin replied, 'Yes, I can.' The result is a lyrical tale of humankind's past, present, and future ... Mr Fromkin recounts [it] exceedingly well, aided by a deep knowledge and an elegant prose style" (Andrew Stark, The Wall Street Journal).
