The Way of the World: Speech
Mr. Fromkin talked about his book, The Way Of The World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, published by… read more
Mr. Fromkin talked about his book, The Way Of The World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, published by Knopf. The book is an account of the history of civilization and cites many interesting specific events throughout human history. The author’s main thesis is that all of civilization has led up to American society, and he cites a certain number of steps that civilization took to get to where it is today. He responded to audience questions and signed his book. close
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