1000 Events That Shaped the World

1000 Events That Shaped the World

A fascinating sweep of global developments, this fact-filled book delivers what National Geographic has introduced into households for more than a century: The world and all that is in it. A thousand concise nuggets of text, each focused on one event and numbered chronologically, walk readers through time Â—from the first evidence of life 3.8 billion years ago to a just-discovered planet beyond our solar system that could harbor life as we know it.

Accompanied by hundreds of illustrations and maps, the chosen events give insight into how and why our world has grown and changed. Did you know that the bow and arrow were developed nearly 5,000 years before pottery was made? (Events #16 and #19.) Or that Hamlet (#319) appeared at about the same time as Japanâ€™s Kabuki theater (#320) and the first newspapers (#322)? Thereâ€™s much more: Buddhaâ€™s birth, the understanding of sight, Mercatorâ€˜s mapmaking, Tsar Alexanderâ€™s freeing of serfs, the Battle of Gettysburg, the debut of toilet paper, D-Day, the first e-mail. A reader can open this book anywhere and find fascinating tidbits of history embellished with quick-read biographies, first-person accounts, and landmark paintings and photos. 1000 Events is sure to be a perennial backlist book, with its well-researched information appealing to readers of all ages. In the winning tradition of bestsellers Visual History of the World and Concise History of the World, this new volume presents facts in the easy-access format that people love.

Country	USA
Author	National Geographic
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	National Geographic
EAN	9781426203145
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1426203144
Label	National Geographic
Manufacturer	National Geographic
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	416
PublicationDate	2008-10-21
Publisher	National Geographic
ReleaseDate	2008-10-21
Studio	National Geographic

1000 Events That Shaped the World

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