THE FIRST DAYS OF MAN (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Origin Of Civilization - Narrated For Young ReadersBy Frederic Arnold Kummer
Length4h 52m
About this audiobook
The First Days of Man imaginatively reconstructs humanity's remote beginnings, presenting prehistoric life as a drama of hunger, danger, invention, and social awakening. Kummer's prose combines the momentum of adventure fiction with the explanatory habits of popular science, turning the discovery of tools, fire, cooperation, and rudimentary belief into episodes of narrative significance. In the context of early twentieth-century writing about origins, the book belongs to a tradition that sought to translate anthropology and evolutionary speculation into vivid, accessible story. Frederic Arnold Kummer, an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, was a versatile professional author whose career moved readily between popular entertainment and instructive narrative. His familiarity with melodrama, suspense, and clear exposition helps explain the book's shape: it is not a technical treatise, but a literary attempt to make deep time intelligible and emotionally immediate. Kummer's era, fascinated by archaeology, Darwinian thought, and human progress, furnished the intellectual atmosphere behind the work. This book is recommended to readers interested in prehistoric fiction, the history of popular science writing, and early modern attempts to imagine human origins. It rewards those who value narrative as a bridge between scholarship, speculation, and wonder.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length4 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 3, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Days Before history (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I HOW MOTHER NATURE MADE THE EARTH READY FOR MAN
3CHAPTER II THE FISH THAT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD
4CHAPTER III THE APE THAT WALKED LIKE A MAN
5CHAPTER IV THE HUNGRY APE AND THE BUNCH OF WILD FRUIT
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6CHAPTER V THE CAVE AND THE FISH
7CHAPTER VI ADH'S FIRST FIGHT
8CHAPTER VII RA MAKES A NEW SPEAR
9CHAPTER VIII MA-RA FINDS A NEW KIND OF FOOD, AND A COAT OF FUR
10CHAPTER IX THE COMING OF FIRE
11CHAPTER X THE FIRST BOAT
12CHAPTER XI TOR-AD THE POTTER
13CHAPTER XII HOW RA-NA SAVED HIS PEOPLE
14CHAPTER XIII THE FIRST BOW AND ARROW
15CHAPTER XIV KA-MA THE TRAVELLER
16CHAPTER XV THE SEA PEOPLE
17CHAPTER XVI MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE
18CHAPTER XVII THE CONQUERORS
19CHAPTER XVIII THE ISLAND MEN
20CHAPTER XIX THE FIRST SEA FIGHT
21CHAPTER XX THE SEA ROVERS
22CHAPTER XXI THE END OF THE STONE AGE
23Memorable Quotes
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