Analytical History of Western Civilization

About the Book

An Analytic History of Western Civilization is a composite of the lectures of John W. Follows in his course on western civilization at Hofstra University. It is unique in so far as it de-emphasized dates and incidents and instead focuses on the events and trends in our history which were most influential in bringing us to the state of our civilization today.

About the Author

John William Follows was born in New York City in 1942. He earned a BA in Mathematics from Yale in 1963 and an MO from Columbia in 1967. He married a nurse, Kathryn Farnham, in 1966. His internship was at Dartsmouth and orthopedic residency at the University of Virginia. In 1977 he started an orthopedic practice in Spencer, Iowa. This has grown into a group practice entitled Northwest Iowa Bone, Joint and Sports Surgeons. Dr. Follows has three children – Bruce, Abigail and Penelope – who live in Boston, Kansas City and Cedar Rapids. He lives on a farm with Kathryn and two dogs in Spencer in the summer. In the winter he lives in Tucson, AZ where he does some orthopedics for the Tucson Wildlife Center. He retired in 2007.