America's Century

by Ralph Berens, John W. Kirshon, Clifton Daniel

Book Overview

"America irate over Lusitania sinking" (May 1915). "Americans and Russians meet at Elbe" (April 1945). "U.S. goes on the offensive in Vietnam" (December 1965). "U.S. launches cruise missiles" (August... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789453398
• ISBN13: 9780789453396
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.5" x 11.8"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous book!!

I grabbed this book off the shelf at the library and have had to continuously return to check it out again and again, and again. I'm finally going to buy it.The book's "chapters" are divided up by year, going chronologically from 1900 to 2000. Each year has newspaper articles and photos of events, styles, sports, politics, etc. It does a great job of re-creating the excitement of the times. It also puts certain things into perspective. For example, being born in the 70's, I had a hard time really understanding why racism was so prevelent. I was able to read about Jackie Robinson and other significant turning points--such as the first black actor on Broadway. I still find it difficult to believe how we could be so racist just a short time ago.It's really riveting to read and see the events each year and how things change. Some inventions don't seem important at the time but turn out to be huge.This book is a real page turner, but due to how it is divided up, can easily be something you slowly savor over the long-haul.I strongly encourage you to pick up a copy and experience history, one news story at a time.

Great Buy!

This is such a gorgeous book! I bought it as a birthday gift for my dad and was so impressed I went out and got one for my collection. Great pictures and a great buy!