The Timechart History of the World: 6000 Years of World History Unfolded

by David Gibbins, Third Millennium Press

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Genres: History, Reference, Nonfiction

34 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Canadian-born underwater archaeologist and novelist. Gibbins learned to scuba dive at the age of 15 in Canada, and dived under ice, on shipwrecks and in caves while he was still at school. He has led numerous underwater archaeology expeditions around the world, including five seasons excavating ancient Roman shipwrecks off Sicily and a survey of the submerged harbour of ancient Carthage. In 1999-2000 he was part of an international team excavating a 5th century BC shipwreck off Turkey. His many publications on ancient shipwreck sites have appeared in scientific journals, books and popular magazines. Most recently his fieldwork has taken him to the Arctic Ocean, to Mesoamerica and to the Great Lakes in Canada.
After holding a Research Fellowship at Cambridge, he spent most of the 1990s as a Lecturer in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies at the University of Liverpool. On leaving teaching he become a novelist, writing archaeological thrillers derived from his own background. His novels have sold over two million copies and have been London Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers. His first novel, Atlantis, published in the UK in 2005 and the US in September 2006, has been published in 30 languages and is being made into a TV miniseries; since then he has written five further novels, published in more than 100 editions internationally. His novels form a series based on the fictional maritime archaeologist Jack Howard and his team, and are contemporary thrillers involving a plausible archaeological backdrop.

Reviews

[Erwin Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Time Chart History of the World by David Gibbons is an edition filled with charts. It covers 6,000 years of world history, provides thousands of facts, dates, and other interesting data that are presented chronologically. It shows the rise of great empires, rulers, kings, and queens from biblical times to the 20th century. It’s a book filled with illustrations that captures an overview of the rise and fall of many civilizations. It’s based on the Victorian wall chart with much material especially reproduced from the British Library held in the British Museum, London.
Included in this chart are major countries of the world from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Americas. But what appealed most to this reviewer was the presentation on the United States of America. In this edition there was a list and pictures of American presidents from 1789 to 2005 - George Washington to George W. Bush. Major wars and battles fought by America are highlighted from the War of Independence to the terrorists’ attack on“9/11” in 2001 of the World Trade Center in New York where over 3,000 people died. Also outlined was the constitution of the United States and the amendments that followed. Attached too, was a list of America’s 50 states with flags.

[Ron · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably the BEST, easiest book/time chart to understand the History of the World. I have had the book for many years and every time the I pick it up I find more interesting time lines. From the great empires & rulers to 60 centuries of war, art & inventions.

[Andressa Da Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great maps

[Konstantin Petrov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best historical work ever.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've never seen such an in depth time line of the history of the world. It unfolds to be about 15 feet long of just a time line of everything. It was so interesting and I poured over it for hours and I'm really glad I have a copy of it, because I know I will reference it for years to come.

[Summisse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic resource.

[Elle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magical.

[Thomas Lambing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

[Tom Grimeton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!