Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1567461 in Books
• Published on: 1998-11-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
This is a rich compilation of photographs, essays, and timelines, breaking the 20th century up into decade-long sections such as "The Age of Big Business" (1900 to 1909) and "Challenging the Establishment" (1960 to 1969). A number of respected scholars (including what feels like the entire Yale history department) have produced the historical essays, while National Geographic experts deliver articles on topics such as "Adventure and Exploration," "Mapping Our World" and "Earth's Forces." The brief items in the timeline section try to maintain a balance between "history" and "popular culture"; thus, 1969's articles include information on Chappaquiddick, the Manson family, Northern Ireland, Woodstock and Joe Namath. --Amazon.com

Synopsis
This illustrated family reference explores a 100 years of monumental change through the unique perspective of an organization that contributes to, witnessed and documented it all.'

Customer Reviews

Good review of the Century
While not a comprehensive account of the entire century there is enough here to get a good idea of what happened, who it happened to and why it happened. All things considered this a good buy that can be used as a launching pad for further research about any particular event in any year. It will point you in the right direction.

magnificent
JUST ABOUT GREAT, BUY IT NOW

Great Pictures
Oh! the photography, par-excellece! same about the captions.