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Eyewitness to History - John Carey, Various Authors
Eyewitness to History
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Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent... show more
Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780380729685 (0380729687)
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 752
Edition language: English
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Austen to Zafón
Austen to Zafón rated it
4.0 Eyewitness to History
I like books of historical source documents. These are eyewitness accounts of historical events.
"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it
4.0
Whether it is the death of Socrates or George Orwell being shot by a sniper in the Spanish Civil War (I didn’t know about that!), if you love history, you already know you should read original sources and not just rely on someone’s interpretation of events. This book, [b:Eyewitness to History|290217...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it
4.0
A great collection of first-hand accounts from Ancient Greece to the modern era. My husband taught middle school world history for 2 years and after the first couple of weeks decided to lose the useless textbook and got the middle school students really excited about history by making his class mor...
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