The new Larned history for ready reference, reading and research

The actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists. A complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history. The work of J. N. Larned completely revised, enlarged and brought up to date under the supervision of the publishers by Donald E. Smith, editor-in-chief; Charles Seymour, Augustus H. Shearer, Daniel C. Knowlton, associate editors, and a large corps of specially trained researchers, critical readers, indexers, etc.

With a large number of text illustrations, maps, charts, many of them full-page inserts, in duotone, and frontispieces in color. Also numerous double and single-page historical and other maps in color. From original studies and drawings by Alan C. Reiley and others