This book is a revised and modernizedversion of dr. Karl Ploetz' famous "Epitome of History", which, when first published in Germany, became so popular that it quickly went into seven editions. It was translated into English with thorough revisions by William H. Tillinghast. The book was a best-seller in quick time and went into twenty-four printings. The success of the Epitome of History over a period of more than two generations is ample proof of the ...