One of the finest history books for children, this well-loved Hillyer classic features stories of world history from prehistoric man through the 20th century, inspiring an appreciation of how events relate to one another. (Amazon)
Vergil Mores Hillyer (1875-1931) was a British children's author and the Late Head Master of the Calvert School of Baltimore. As headmaster of the Calvert Schoolfrom 1899-1931, he wrote two books we know of, A Child's Geography of the World and A Children's History of the World.