Reviews for History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850

The average rating for History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-12-07 00:00:00 Keith Stewart Having decided WWI was the "War to end all wars", Wells traverses human history from pre-history to the post-WWI era and still decides WWI was so bloody and atrocious that humanity would never again let itself come to global conflict. Well, leaving off the hopelessly optimistic conclusion penned mere years before WWII, this is still one of my favorite world history works. Among the wisdow Wells gets right in my opinion: "The natural political map of the world insists upon itself. It heaves and frets beneath the artificial political map like some misfitted giant." That itself expains much of human history.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-16 00:00:00 Benjamin Schwartz 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. Book Season = Year Round (it may take months)