Will Durant’s writing career began with the publication of Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917). (1935–75), established them among the best-known writers of popular philosophy and history. 25, 1981, Los Angeles), American husband-and- wife writing collaborators whose Story of Civilization, 11 vol. born May 10, 1898, Prosurov, Russia-died Oct. Will Durant and Ariel Durant, in full, respectively, William James Durant and Ariel Durant, née Ada Kaufman, or Ida Kaufman, (respectively, born Nov. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!
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The Age of Napoleon, the eleventh and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. An engrossing volume on European civilization by Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant
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