Where Were You When?: 180 Unforgettable Moments in Living History

by Ian Harrison

Take a trip back through six decades of pivotal events and relive?through the reflections of people who were there plus over 200 reminiscent photos?the moments when history was being made.

Where Were You When? lets you experience the drama and impact of many epoch- making events of the past 60-plus years. From the outbreak of World War II on Sept. 3, 1939, to the horrific tragedy of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 23, 2005, this sweeping book revisits these landmark events as well as tragic deaths that shocked the world. Unfolding chronologically, with timelines throughout, the headline-grabbing breakthroughs come alive through evocative photographs, captivating sidebars, and the candid reflections of people who were profoundly touched.

As Buzz Aldrin, who took ?one small step? on the moon writes in his
?Many people think of ?history? as a dry, academic study, but in fact, it?s the opposite?truly memorable historic moments are about excitement and exhilaration??

Where Were You When captures these unforgettable moments in a manner that no other book has portrayed!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2006

Reviews

[gemsbooknook Geramie Kate Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Take a trip back through six decades of pivotal events relived through the reflections of people who were there plus over 200 reminiscent photos of the moments when history was being made. Where Were You When? lets you experience the drama and impact of many epoch- making events of the past 60-plus years. From the outbreak of World War II on Sept. 3, 1939, to the horrific tragedy of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 23, 2005, this sweeping book revisits these landmark events as well as tragic deaths that shocked the world. Unfolding chronologically, with timelines throughout, the headline-grabbing breakthroughs come alive through evocative photographs, captivating sidebars, and the candid reflections of people who were profoundly touched. As Buzz Aldrin, who took a one small step on the moon writes in his foreword: “Many people think of a history a as a dry, academic study, but in fact, it’s the opposite, truly memorable historic moments are about excitement and exhilaration”. Where Were You When? captures these unforgettable moments in a manner that no other book has portrayed.

Highlighted by more than two hundred photographs and illustrations, a visual, living history of the past six decades offers eyewitness accounts and reflections by people present at milestone events in science, industry, society, natural disasters, and combat, from the outbreak of World War II, to the devastating tsunami of December 2004, to the death of Pope John Paul II.’

I love this book.

I have actually already read this book multiple times; first from start to finish and then just certain sections. I love books like this that are not only informative but also entertaining to read. With so many different and varied events to feature, this book is over flowing with amazing fact and images.

I was afraid that this book would feel like an encyclopedia and as such like a chore to read, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The language is simple and the facts are clearly explained. As for the actual events being discussed; I feel like each one has been given the perfect amount of information needed for the reader to understand the situation.

Ian Harrison has done a fantastic job with this book. It is one of those rare books that is perfect for all ages. It will take those readers who may have been alive when these events took place back to that time, it will remind readers who have previously learned or heard about these events what there impacts where, and it will inform and spark an interest for younger readers who are leaning about these events for the first time.

I honestly don’t have a bad word to say about this book. This is one of those books that I am excited to pick up over and over again. I know that I will return to this book many times in the future.

Where Were You When? by Ian Harrison is a must read for everyone.

Geramie Kate Barker
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[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was fabulous. I read every event that was written here and knew about most of them. Now I only lived through ones listed in the 90s and so on. This book was published in 2007 so the last major event covered was Hurricane Katrina.

But wow this was insightful, thoughtful, probing, I learned so much, I increased my knowledge about so many things and saw pictures I had never seen before about events I have read about, researched and watched videos of.

This was very well done and I hope to see more books out there like this covering present times.

I would own this.

[Shelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the outbreak of World War II, through the 2008 Democratic Primary and 178 notable to necessary historically moments of importance in-between. This book was extremely helpful in covering both U.S. and World events with my daughter over the last two years of our homeschooling journey. Each event may have only been a brief two page summary, but from that I was able to plan out what materials to order from the library to further expound on; significant moments I otherwise may have overlooked. A must have addition in any middle/high school library and classroom.