Sample Pages From

The Cartoon History of the
Modern World, Part I
From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution

HarperCollins, 272 pages, paperback

PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Volume 1. The Aztecs grow a seemingly invincible empire, and somehow lose it when a few hundred armored Spaniards arrive with cannon, horses, and dogs. Spain fattens on American treasure and becomes the envy of Europe. [SAMPLE PAGES]
		Volume 2. Spain conquers Peru, while Portugal goes to India. Spain reaches India too, from the east, while the Mughals arrive from the north. Brazilian chili peppers go to India; Peruvian silver goes to China; and the first fully global economy is born. [SAMPLE PAGES]
		Volume 3. Papal power and privilege provoke France and Germany to ruin Italy. Protestants leave the Church, peasants revolt, Turks attack, and the Church fights back. [SAMPLE PAGES]
		Volume 4. Spain blows its fortune on war against Protestant Netherlands and England. Protestants battle Catholics in France. A new invention, the telescope, provides some new perspective, but religious war drags on anyway. [SAMPLE PAGES]
		Volume 5. France and England colonize North America, while native peoples play politics between them. After several violent experiments, England expands rapidly, defeats France, and loses 13 North American colonies. [SAMPLE PAGES]

HISTORY BOOKS
Cartoon History of the Universe: Book 1  Book 2  Book 3
Cartoon History of the Modern World: Part 1  Part 2 • Cartoon History of the United States

SCIENCE BOOKS
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
The Cartoon Guide to the Computer • The Cartoon Guide to the Environment
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics • The Cartoon Guide to Physics
The Cartoon Guide to Sex • The Cartoon Guide to Statistics

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