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false <![CDATA[The Century]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175238568m/497177.jpg 497177 3 "We have sought," write Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster, "to distinguish our story from other histories by holding each chapter up to a litmus test: Have we looked at this time from the perspective of someone who lived through it? And in doing so, have we captured a sense not only of the events of a particular era, but of the mood, the prevailing attitudes?" Thus, the experiences of ordinary men and women come to life in sidebars that appear throughout The Century. Sharpe James, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, recalls the sense of excitement and possibility he felt when Jackie Robinson became the first black ballplayer in the major leagues. Gilles Ryan remembers what it was like to be a high-school student in Dayton, Tennessee, during the Scopes Trial. Connie Chang talks about emigrating to the United States from Korea and establishing a liquor store in Los Angeles, only to have it destroyed in the civil unrest. Comparisons to Harold Evans's The American Century are, perhaps, inevitable, but in addition to the emphasis on ordinary lives, The Century is further distinguished by the effective use of color photography (as well as several black-and-white shots). The book's sweeping narrative, shaped by Jennings and Brewster's comprehensive text, also flows a bit more smoothly than Evans's telegraphic prose; one can almost imagine Jennings reciting from these pages as he hosts the ABC/History Channel documentaries to which this book is a companion piece. 2065901 10 11 1998 The Century total:54|5:26|4:18|3:9|2:1|1:0| 54 231 100 11 5 1 false false Sat Mar 29 12:20:11 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 12:21:14 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jan 03 21:40:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 21:43:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Sep 12 06:00:15 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 06:07:07 -0700 2008 2
Anyway... I really enjoyed this book. My only wish is that there were more "personal accounts" throughout; I like reading about historical events, but I really enjoy t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Dec 26 18:08:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 18:08:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jun 20 07:38:50 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 15:06:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 26 18:17:42 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 18:19:47 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Apr 16 13:24:45 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 13:26:41 -0700 2008 5 0 true false Fri Feb 01 16:49:32 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 16:51:37 -0800 2008 3 0 true false Sat May 16 07:07:53 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 07:20:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Nov 16 18:51:06 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 18:51:29 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jul 17 06:32:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 06:32:52 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 11:35:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:35:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 13:18:51 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:32:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 17:07:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:07:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 12:23:24 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 12:23:24 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 20:29:58 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 20:29:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Oct 22 14:21:19 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:30:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 17:48:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:48:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 22:20:57 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 22:20:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 20:32:24 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 20:32:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=497177