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Lynn Thorndike •ï¿½57 Items / 14 Books, 11 Articles, 32 Reviews
A Short History of Civilization (1926)
by Lynn Thorndike
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Published Reviews
  1. Reviews of Books
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    General Books and Books of Ancient History (Review)
    Edward Maslin Hulme
    A Short History of Civilization, by Lynn Thorndike
    1. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    The American Historical Review, April 1927, p. 555
  2. Books
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    The Play and Screen (Review)
    Frederick H. Martens
    A Short History of Civilization, by Lynn Thorndike
    1. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    Commonweal, July 6, 1927, p. 243
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    Once More the Impossible (Review)
    Sidney R. Packard
    A Short History of Civilization, by Lynn Thorndike
    1. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    The Nation, December 8, 1926, p. 617
  4. Reviews of Books
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    Hail, Columbia, Happy Land (Review)
    Ferdinand Schevill
    A Short History of Civilization, by Lynn Thorndike
    1. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    The New Republic, October 20, 1926, p. 250
  5. The Book Table
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    Thought and Deed (2 Reviews)
    W.J. Ghent
    The Making of the Modern Mind, by John Herman Randall, Jr.
    1. The Making of the Modern Mind by John Herman Randall, Jr.
    2. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    The Outlook, October 20, 1926, pp. 250-251
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    The Evolution of Mankind (3 Reviews)
    Ellsworth Huntington
    The Conquest of Civilization, by James Henry Breasted
    1. The Conquest of Civilization by James Henry Breasted
    2. The Ordeal of Civilization by James Harvey Robinson
    3. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    The Saturday Review, May 14, 1927, p. 817
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    Check List of New Books (6 Reviews)
    History
    1. Soldiers of the Plains by Patrick E. Byrne
    2. A Short History of Civilization by Lynn Thorndike
    3. The American in England by Robert E. Spiller
    4. The Best Letters of Thomas Jefferson by J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, ...
    5. Czechoslovakia by Jessie Mothersole
    6. The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates
    The American Mercury, November 1926