William James Durant was a prolific American writer historian and philosopher He is best known for the 11 volume The Story of Civilization written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975 He was earlier noted for his book The Story of Philosophy written in 1926 which was considered a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 William James Durant was a prolific American writer historian and philosopher He is best known for the 11 volume The Story of Civilization written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975 He was earlier noted for his book The Story of Philosophy written in 1926 which was considered a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 site_link 
Part One Of Three Parts With this eleventh volume of THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION the Durants great chronicle of four thousand years is brilliantly concluded As in other volumes in this series the Durants describe advances in art industry thought politics and science all the while creating memorable portraits of the great men and women of the age Portraying Napoleon fully than ever before the Durants recreate the spirit of the turbulent epoch that bears his name beginning with the French Revolution and ending with the fall of the Emperor They take us from a feudal peasantry in revolt to the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution An enduring classic these volumes rank among the world s greatest and most popular works of the historian s art Reading the Durants is like visiting a well stocked museumone advances effortlessly from room to room and subject to subject Saturday Review The Age of Napoleon Part 1 of 3.
