The Miracle of Man

A Survey of Humanity's Upward March Through the Ages

by Harold Wheeler

Odhams Press Limited, c1950 [Authors Initials?], black and white frontispiece, illustrated end-papers, black and white photographs throughout, hardcover with illustrative blue cloth covers

Very Good Condition, Authors Initials? to front flyleaf, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little discolouration to covers, previous price on front end-paper, (see photographs)

"Contents: 1. In The Beginning; 2. Earth's Birthday Book; 3. The Coming of Man; 4. Gods and Demons; 5. The Dawn of Civilization; 6. Wonders of the Oldest City; 7. Empires and Conquerors; 8. Crete and Phoenicia; 9. Triumphs and Tragedies of Greece; 10. Taking the West to the East; 11. Thinkers Plough Lonely Furrows; 12. Makers and Breakers of Rome; 13. Humanity on the March; 14. Life in the Middle Ages; 15. Anarchists of the Mind; 16. Unveiling the Unknown; 17. America's Puzzling People; 18. The Standard of Revolt; 19. Speeding Up the World; 20. Sail Surrenders to Steam; 21. Altering the Map; 22. Breaking Down the Barriers; 23. Pioneers of Modern Thought; 24. Pathways of the Skies; 25. Man Discovers Himself; 26. Science: Miracle of Menace?; and 27. The Fight for Democracy."