Book description
The Story of Civilization, Volume X: winner of the Pulitzer
Prize, a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from
1756, and in the rest of Europe from 1715 to 1789. WILL DURANT
(1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent over fifty years writing his
critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization
(the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A
champion of human rights issues such as the brotherhood of man and
social reform long before such issues were popular, Durant, through his
writings, continues to educate and entertain readers the world over.
Will and Ariel Durant, after spending over fifty years completing the
critically acclaimed series The Story of Civilization, were awarded the
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. In 1977, the Durants were
presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Champions of human
rights and social reform, the Durants continue to educate and entertain
readers the world over. For more information on their work, visit www.
willdurant. com.
