In this reprint of an early 20th century classic, O'Neill tells the story of man from prehistory to 1910. It's a story that is both broad in scope and filled with lively anecdotes. Teachers and homeschoolers looking for a world history book that doesn't overwhelm will find this books captivates the imagination of young readers. Updated with color pictures throughout. From the dedication: I could not tell you all the things which have ever happened in the world, but I have tried to tell you shortly about all the most important things from the very beginning, even before people had come into the World at all, right down to our own wonderful times. I have chosen the greatest men and women to tell you about, and in reading their stories I hope you will understand better something of what the times were like in which they lived, and what the other people too were like who were not so great and the kind of lives they led.