Recorded history's most dynamic epoch comes to life as never before in book form. The twentieth century's most distinguished writers, photographers, and designers forge their disciplines with Turner Broadcasting's powerful resources to portray the events that shaped our lives and times. Without a doubt, this volume is one of the important references of its time as well as a veritable browser's paradise.
The book's features include:
- Chronolog entries, more than 2,000 in all - the whole story of the past 100 years is interactively indexed and cross-referenced, relating subjects that range from the first Nobel prizes to the Clinton impeachment, from relativity to Y2K, from Sarah Bernhardt to Mark McGwire.
- Over 2,500 illustrations - including maps, charts, and graphs - colourfully depict a visual history of the century.
- Decade-by-decade Infographics show at a glance how we lived, how some of us died, what we believed in, and how the face of the world has changed and evolved.
- Approximately one million words on 750 pages will enlighten your sense of the historical context of the recent past.
- Yearly Datelines enumerate the vital statistics and facts for each year of the twentieth century.
- Ten of today's most influential writers have created landmark essays exclusively for this reference.
More than just a chronicle, beyond the scope of a mere popular reference book, 'The 20th Century' combines facts, informative opinion, and insights. It is one of the most dynamic portrayals ever published pertaining to the twentieth century. Both a visual delight and an important pictorial depiction of our times, this volume will be a valuable addition to everyone's personal library.
