Human Expression: A History of People and Their Cultures Book

This is is a popular history of mankind from the state of the planet before the arrival of humans up to WWII. Wells died in 1946 so Raymond Postgate added the updates through the end of the war, thankfully. At nearly 1,300 pages, this is indeed a massive work and one I couldn't stop reading.

Wells gets into the weeds at times and he does give his own perspective on historical events. One reason I love history is being able to read different viewpoints from different authors and Wells tries to hit every main area. But whereas most historians are dry and meticulous, Wells uses his writing style to make each section enjoyable for the reader. He subtitled it, Being A Plain History Of Life And Mankind, and I think that really is a good explanation for why it sits on the top shelf of my history collection. Well, that and it's also very heavy.

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