ISBN |
9781426206528 (alk. paper) |
9781426206528 (cased) 1426206526 (cased) |
Name |
Hyslop, Stephen G. (Stephen Garrison), 1950- |
Title |
Eyewitness to history : |
Published |
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, Enfield : c2010 Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2011. |
National Geographic ; |
Description |
463 p. ; |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Epic journeys : sagas of creation -- Prehistory to 3500 BCE -- National Geographic examines: Code of Hammurabi -- Golden ages : legends from the East, 600 BCE-500 CE -- National Geographic examines: Analects of Confucius -- The classical age : lives on parchment, 600 BCE-500 CE -- National Geographic examines: Dead Sea scrolls -- Postclassical era : emerging voices, 500-1100 -- National Geographic examines: Quran -- High Middle Ages : tales of chivalry and conquest, 1000-1500 -- National Geographic examines: Magna Carta -- Rebirth and reform : dramas of transformation, 1450-1650 -- National Geographic examines: Luther's 95 theses -- New world order : revolutionary words, 1650-1800 -- National Geographic examines: U.S. Constitution -- Empire and industry : chronicles of the machine age, 1800-1900 -- National Geographic examines: The origin of species -- The world at war : accounts of crisis and heroism, 1900-1945 -- National Geographic examines: Treaty of Versailles -- The modern era : stories of a new century, 1945-2010 -- National Geographic examines: Report of the 9/11 Commission -- 50 key documents in world history. |
Subjects |
World history -- Sources |
Civilization -- History -- Sources |
Other Names |
Somerville, Bob |
Thompson, John M. (John Milliken), 1959- |
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