NMLP P-011313 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Story of Mankind

Hendrik Willem van Loon · Boni & Liveright · 1921

The US Boni & Liveright edition of 1921 is the true first (American author, US publisher). It was the first book awarded the Newbery Medal (1922).

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-011313 for "The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik Willem van Loon (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-011313, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).