The Book Of Wealth
What is The Book of Wealth?
The Book of Wealth is a much sought-after book written by Hubert Howe Bancroft, the first volume was published in 1896. The book details the wealth of historic figures and dynasties dating from ancient times up to 1896. It was written to be the companion book to The Book of the Fair and took about six years to complete.
The Book Is:
"...an inquiry into the nature and distribution of the world's resources and riches, and a history of the origin and influence of property, its possession, accumulation, and disposition in all ages and among all nations, as a factor in human accomplishment, an agency of human refinement, and in the evolution of civilization from the earliest to the present era," or, in simpler terms: it is a history book about the wealth of dynasties, empires, and nations. The book starts by detailing the nations of antiquity, starting with the oldest, and then moving to the next, and the next, until it finishes with the United States. The focus of the book is a study of wealth in relation to material and intellectual progress and achievement.
Characteristics of the Physical Book
The original physical books were very impressive. They were very large at 17" x 22", bound in heavy golden silk, lined with white decorative fabric, and contain about 3,000 images consisting of original watercolors and engravings. The book also contained 100 paintings by popular artist. The cover of each section of the first edition displayed an original water-color by a well-known artist.
About This eBook
Although I offer this book to read online for free on my website, I have been asked by many people to make an eBook available so it is easier to read on Kindles and other mobile devices. This eBook is a result of those requests.
This is an OCR (optical character recognition) version of the physical book. This eBook does not contain any of the images that were included in the physical books.
Chapters
The books are divided into ten volumes (sections) and twenty-nine chapters.
The chapters are divided as follows:
Chaldea, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia
Egypt, Phoenicia
Palestine, Arabia
India, China, Japan
Central and Southeastern Asia
Greece
Italy
Spain, Portugal
The Turkish Empire
France, Switzerland
Belgium, Holland
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Russia
Great Britain and Ireland
Africa
Australia, The Hawaiian Islands
South America
Central America, West India Islands
Mexico
Canada
Pacific United States
Rocky Mountain States
Midcontinent States
Southern States
Central Lake States
New England States
Middle Atlantic States
There is also a section on art and architecture that is divided as follows:
The Wealth of Art and the Art of Wealth
Origin, Scope, and Development of Art
Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and Persia
India, China, and Japan
Classic Era--Greece
The Classic Era--Italy
Early Christian and Byzantine Period
Islam and Its Monuments
The Romanesque and the Gothic
There is a lot of hype surrounding this book and most of it is false. There are sites selling low quality PDF copies of the book for $25, $50, and even $1,000! These sites claim that the book contains "secret" knowledge and that by buying it, you will find a direct path to riches--you will not, it is a history book and nothing more.
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The Book of Wealth is a much sought-after book written by Hubert Howe Bancroft, the first volume was published in 1896. The book details the wealth of historic figures and dynasties dating from ancient times up to 1896. It was written to be the companion book to The Book of the Fair and took about six years to complete.
The Book Is:
"...an inquiry into the nature and distribution of the world's resources and riches, and a history of the origin and influence of property, its possession, accumulation, and disposition in all ages and among all nations, as a factor in human accomplishment, an agency of human refinement, and in the evolution of civilization from the earliest to the present era," or, in simpler terms: it is a history book about the wealth of dynasties, empires, and nations. The book starts by detailing the nations of antiquity, starting with the oldest, and then moving to the next, and the next, until it finishes with the United States. The focus of the book is a study of wealth in relation to material and intellectual progress and achievement.
Characteristics of the Physical Book
The original physical books were very impressive. They were very large at 17" x 22", bound in heavy golden silk, lined with white decorative fabric, and contain about 3,000 images consisting of original watercolors and engravings. The book also contained 100 paintings by popular artist. The cover of each section of the first edition displayed an original water-color by a well-known artist.
About This eBook
Although I offer this book to read online for free on my website, I have been asked by many people to make an eBook available so it is easier to read on Kindles and other mobile devices. This eBook is a result of those requests.
This is an OCR (optical character recognition) version of the physical book. This eBook does not contain any of the images that were included in the physical books.
Chapters
The books are divided into ten volumes (sections) and twenty-nine chapters.
The chapters are divided as follows:
Chaldea, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia
Egypt, Phoenicia
Palestine, Arabia
India, China, Japan
Central and Southeastern Asia
Greece
Italy
Spain, Portugal
The Turkish Empire
France, Switzerland
Belgium, Holland
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Russia
Great Britain and Ireland
Africa
Australia, The Hawaiian Islands
South America
Central America, West India Islands
Mexico
Canada
Pacific United States
Rocky Mountain States
Midcontinent States
Southern States
Central Lake States
New England States
Middle Atlantic States
There is also a section on art and architecture that is divided as follows:
The Wealth of Art and the Art of Wealth
Origin, Scope, and Development of Art
Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and Persia
India, China, and Japan
Classic Era--Greece
The Classic Era--Italy
Early Christian and Byzantine Period
Islam and Its Monuments
The Romanesque and the Gothic
There is a lot of hype surrounding this book and most of it is false. There are sites selling low quality PDF copies of the book for $25, $50, and even $1,000! These sites claim that the book contains "secret" knowledge and that by buying it, you will find a direct path to riches--you will not, it is a history book and nothing more.
The Book Of Wealth
What is The Book of Wealth?
The Book of Wealth is a much sought-after book written by Hubert Howe Bancroft, the first volume was published in 1896. The book details the wealth of historic figures and dynasties dating from ancient times up to 1896. It was written to be the companion book to The Book of the Fair and took about six years to complete.
The Book Is:
"...an inquiry into the nature and distribution of the world's resources and riches, and a history of the origin and influence of property, its possession, accumulation, and disposition in all ages and among all nations, as a factor in human accomplishment, an agency of human refinement, and in the evolution of civilization from the earliest to the present era," or, in simpler terms: it is a history book about the wealth of dynasties, empires, and nations. The book starts by detailing the nations of antiquity, starting with the oldest, and then moving to the next, and the next, until it finishes with the United States. The focus of the book is a study of wealth in relation to material and intellectual progress and achievement.
Characteristics of the Physical Book
The original physical books were very impressive. They were very large at 17" x 22", bound in heavy golden silk, lined with white decorative fabric, and contain about 3,000 images consisting of original watercolors and engravings. The book also contained 100 paintings by popular artist. The cover of each section of the first edition displayed an original water-color by a well-known artist.
About This eBook
Although I offer this book to read online for free on my website, I have been asked by many people to make an eBook available so it is easier to read on Kindles and other mobile devices. This eBook is a result of those requests.
This is an OCR (optical character recognition) version of the physical book. This eBook does not contain any of the images that were included in the physical books.
Chapters
The books are divided into ten volumes (sections) and twenty-nine chapters.
The chapters are divided as follows:
Chaldea, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia
Egypt, Phoenicia
Palestine, Arabia
India, China, Japan
Central and Southeastern Asia
Greece
Italy
Spain, Portugal
The Turkish Empire
France, Switzerland
Belgium, Holland
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Russia
Great Britain and Ireland
Africa
Australia, The Hawaiian Islands
South America
Central America, West India Islands
Mexico
Canada
Pacific United States
Rocky Mountain States
Midcontinent States
Southern States
Central Lake States
New England States
Middle Atlantic States
There is also a section on art and architecture that is divided as follows:
The Wealth of Art and the Art of Wealth
Origin, Scope, and Development of Art
Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and Persia
India, China, and Japan
Classic Era--Greece
The Classic Era--Italy
Early Christian and Byzantine Period
Islam and Its Monuments
The Romanesque and the Gothic
There is a lot of hype surrounding this book and most of it is false. There are sites selling low quality PDF copies of the book for $25, $50, and even $1,000! These sites claim that the book contains "secret" knowledge and that by buying it, you will find a direct path to riches--you will not, it is a history book and nothing more.
The Book of Wealth is a much sought-after book written by Hubert Howe Bancroft, the first volume was published in 1896. The book details the wealth of historic figures and dynasties dating from ancient times up to 1896. It was written to be the companion book to The Book of the Fair and took about six years to complete.
The Book Is:
"...an inquiry into the nature and distribution of the world's resources and riches, and a history of the origin and influence of property, its possession, accumulation, and disposition in all ages and among all nations, as a factor in human accomplishment, an agency of human refinement, and in the evolution of civilization from the earliest to the present era," or, in simpler terms: it is a history book about the wealth of dynasties, empires, and nations. The book starts by detailing the nations of antiquity, starting with the oldest, and then moving to the next, and the next, until it finishes with the United States. The focus of the book is a study of wealth in relation to material and intellectual progress and achievement.
Characteristics of the Physical Book
The original physical books were very impressive. They were very large at 17" x 22", bound in heavy golden silk, lined with white decorative fabric, and contain about 3,000 images consisting of original watercolors and engravings. The book also contained 100 paintings by popular artist. The cover of each section of the first edition displayed an original water-color by a well-known artist.
About This eBook
Although I offer this book to read online for free on my website, I have been asked by many people to make an eBook available so it is easier to read on Kindles and other mobile devices. This eBook is a result of those requests.
This is an OCR (optical character recognition) version of the physical book. This eBook does not contain any of the images that were included in the physical books.
Chapters
The books are divided into ten volumes (sections) and twenty-nine chapters.
The chapters are divided as follows:
Chaldea, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia
Egypt, Phoenicia
Palestine, Arabia
India, China, Japan
Central and Southeastern Asia
Greece
Italy
Spain, Portugal
The Turkish Empire
France, Switzerland
Belgium, Holland
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Russia
Great Britain and Ireland
Africa
Australia, The Hawaiian Islands
South America
Central America, West India Islands
Mexico
Canada
Pacific United States
Rocky Mountain States
Midcontinent States
Southern States
Central Lake States
New England States
Middle Atlantic States
There is also a section on art and architecture that is divided as follows:
The Wealth of Art and the Art of Wealth
Origin, Scope, and Development of Art
Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and Persia
India, China, and Japan
Classic Era--Greece
The Classic Era--Italy
Early Christian and Byzantine Period
Islam and Its Monuments
The Romanesque and the Gothic
There is a lot of hype surrounding this book and most of it is false. There are sites selling low quality PDF copies of the book for $25, $50, and even $1,000! These sites claim that the book contains "secret" knowledge and that by buying it, you will find a direct path to riches--you will not, it is a history book and nothing more.
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| BN ID: | 2940151619776 |
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| Publisher: | Achievements of Civilization |
| Publication date: | 04/14/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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