20th Century Day by Day

by Sharon Lucas

A visual history of the twentieth century incorporates text and thousands of illustrations and photographs that document the people, places, and events of the past one hundred years.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, 20th Century

1558 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is huge! I'm currently reading it for school, and it's almost three inches thick. It's not really a book I would read just for fun (although it's interesting to skim) but it's a lot better than most history books. It's arranged year by year, month by month, and is written to look like a collection of newspaper clippings. It includes old photos, advertisements, etc. and can be very fascinating. My main reason for not being terribly fond of it is the fact that I have to read five pages of it every day! I have to say, however, that I have learned a lot of interesting facts and gained a better feel for time periods. If you're interested in history, you would probably enjoy this book.

[R. David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting read. However, some of the bias of the media is evident, even in this. Some events of great importance were ignored or hardly noticed. A huge amount of information packed into these 1,500+ pages.

[Year 6 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daniel loves this book! He likes how much information there is. Harry finds how prices have changed fascinating. Daniel found the statistics about war especially out of the ordinary.

[Margot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Utterly fascinating.