Will Durant (1885?1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series,�The Story of Civilization�(the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues, such as the brotherhood of man and social reform, long before such issues were popular, Durant?s writing still educates and entertains readers around the world.�
A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind,�The Lessons of History�is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize?winning historians Will and Ariel Durant.
