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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56389093 Title: The Kingfisher history encyclopedia. Publisher: Boston : Kingfisher, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0753457849 9780753457849 OCLC:56389093

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The Kingfisher history encyclopedia.

Publisher:	Boston : Kingfisher, 2004.
Edition/Format:	Book : Juvenile audience : English : Fully rev. and updated
Summary:	A reference guide to world history, featuring a timeline, key date boxes, and biographies of historical figures. This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start Read more... A reference guide to world history, featuring a timeline, key date boxes, and biographies of historical figures. This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start of World War I and the Great Depression that followed, the first moon landing, and the end of apartheid in South Africa. The encyclopedia is organized chronologically and then thematically within each time period. A timeline runs across the top of each page. Each section includes biographies of important people and features on art, architecture, and technology.
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Material Type:	Juvenile audience
Document Type:	Book
ISBN:	0753457849 9780753457849
OCLC Number:	56389093
Notes:	Includes index.
Description:	vii, 491 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Contents:	Ancient world 40,000-500 B.C. -- Classical world 499 B.C. - A.D. 500 -- Early Middle Ages 501-1100 -- Middle Ages 1101-1460 -- Renaissance 1461-1600 -- Trade and empire 1601-1707 -- Revolution and independence 1708-1835 -- Unification and colonization 1836-1913 -- World at war 1914-1949 -- Modern world 1950-present day -- Ready reference -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Other Titles:	Kingfisher Books.
More information:	Publisher description

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A reference guide to world history, featuring a timeline, key date boxes, and biographies of historical figures. This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start of World War I and the Great Depression that followed, the first moon landing, and the end of apartheid in South Africa. The encyclopedia is organized chronologically and then thematically within each time period. A timeline runs across the top of each page. Each section includes biographies of important people and features on art, architecture, and technology.

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