The Visual History of the Modern World

by Terry Burrows (Editor)

A comprehensive and informative visual history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the Wright brothers first flight at the beginning of the last century to the devastating damage wreaked by Hurricane Katrina and the trial and execution of Saddam. The Visual History of the Modern World is a concise and authoritative overview of this modern times of war, peace, prosperity and progress.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, School, Reference

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative look at the 20th century. I read this for school and while it wasn't my favorite to read, it was interesting to look at different snapshots of this past time that has such a huge influence on our lives today.

[Regina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very interesting until it got to the point in the century where I had become conscious of world events. Then it became a lot like an MSNBC news shorts reel with a liberal, Euro-centric slant. There were also quite a few items that skipped by the fact checker and there was a lot of information that I might not have included, obviously - like who won certain cricket matches. Some of the entries did not seem significant to include in an overview of the 20th century. But overall, until about the 1980's, I found the book very informative.

[Skye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing reference! We used this to study 20th Century history for homeschool and it was a really good overview of each year.

[Magpie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sharon 2016

[Bookcrazy ~ So what? I'm still a rock star~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is no way that sidebar can be defined as brief in any language.

[Briana]

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