# A Short History of the World

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- Book: [A Short History of the World](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-brocklehurst/a-short-history-of-the-world) ([A Short History of the World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-brocklehurst/a-short-history-of-the-world.md))
- Authors: [Ruth Brocklehurst](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-brocklehurst)
- Publisher: usborne
- ISBN: 978-14-0955-022-8
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2018-03-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Friends, Romans, citizens of the world - do you want to take a fast-paced trip through time? All of human history is here, from hunter-gatherers in the Ice Age to technological innovators in modern times. With bitesize narrative accounts, lively illustrations, timelines, maps and links to specially selected websites to bring history alive.