John Merriman

John Merriman is the Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. A specialist in nineteenth century French history, Merriman earned his Ph. D at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many books, including The Margins of City Life: Explorations on the French Urban Frontier, 1815–1851; Red City: Limoges and the French Nineteenth Century; The Agony of the Republic: The Repression of the Left in Revolutionary France, 1848–1851; and, most recently, The Stones of Balazuc: A French Village in Time (Norton, 2002). He regularly teaches the survey of modern European history at Yale.

John Merriman

John Merriman is the Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. A specialist in nineteenth century French history, Merriman earned his Ph. D at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many books, including The Margins of City Life: Explorations on the French Urban Frontier, 1815–1851; Red City: Limoges and the French Nineteenth Century; The Agony of the Republic: The Repression of the Left in Revolutionary France, 1848–1851; and, most recently, The Stones of Balazuc: A French Village in Time (Norton, 2002). He regularly teaches the survey of modern European history at Yale.

Books by John Merriman

  • The Story of Mankind

    Hendrik Willem van Loon, Robert Sullivan, John Merriman

    Updated Edition, Paperback, 2015

    The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages.
  • The Story of Mankind

    Hendrik Willem van Loon, Robert Sullivan, John Merriman

    Updated Edition, E Book, 2014

    The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages.