The World's Story: The History of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia in Story, Song, and Art

Part of The World's Story series edited by prolific author Eva March Tappan, PhD (1854-1930), this book is a literary treasure of living material. Carefully selected and combined by Becky Aniol from two different books in the original series, the material has been arranged chronologically to present a comprehensive and gripping account of life in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia (the Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Babylonians), and Persia.

Filled with exciting source documents and thoughtfully selected historical accounts from authors like Josephus, Herododus, Xenophon, and Plutarch; stories and poems of the ancient Near East; firsthand accounts of archeological expeditions and travelogues; and the appropriately-placed Old Testament biblical accounts of Joseph, Moses, and Daniel.

Thoughtfully interwoven between the narratives are famous poems and paintings about people and events covered in the history as well as photographs of ancient architecture from the places studied.

This volume is like nothing you've ever seen, new or old, in terms of rich literary quality and beauty. 360 pages.

Used for high school in Living Heritage homeschool curriculum.