We're History!: The 20th-Century Survivor's Final Exam

by Jaime O'Neill

The ultimate compendium of challenges for trivia mavens and fact fanatics, history buffs, and 20th-century pop-culture connoisseurs. 35 photos and line drawings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684829223
• ISBN13: 9780684829227
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very Interesting

It was very interesting to find out what life was like just over 100 years ago-- the things we had, the things we didn't have, as compared to now. For example, it was interesting to find out that 101 years ago, we didn't have the means to make a tuna fish sandwich-- no presliced bread, no jarred mayonnaise, and no canned tuna. People made their own bread. Ditto with mayonnaise. And canned tuna? You would have had to catch it yourself, and even then, it probably didn't resemble the kind you get from Starkist or Chicken of the Sea today. And forget about finding it in cans-- lead in cans was a big problem. In this book, you also get to find out, decade by decade, what things were invented and became available to the general public. Interesting.

A MUST-OWN FOR EVERY 20TH CENTURY SURVIVOR

I can't decide whether "We're History" belongs on my bookshelf next to "Only Yesterday" and "The Crucial Decade" or in the cabinet where I keep "Scrabble" and "Monopoly." As with his previous works, Mr. O'Neill has produced a thoroughly delightful volume which at once captures the author's astute observations about this century and presents a compendium of challenging and entertaining quizzes that test our memories of the people and events that have shaped our lives. The questions alone will provide hours of fun and nostalgia for get-togethers of friends, a couple looking for better entertainment than television, or an individual whiling away a rainy afternoon. O'Neill's "We're History" is a must-own for every "20th Century Survivor."