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Timeline 1800-1899

Timeline 1800-1899

Dianne L. Durante

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Indy Pub
Año de edición:
2026
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Historia
ISBN:
9798240820236
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Unlock the power of history with a groundbreaking work that transforms the past into a living guide for the present, and helps you shape the future.This meticulously researched work explores a century of major events, ideas, and trends. Read it decade by decade or use it as a reference for politics worldwide, U.S. presidents, science, philosophy, literature, and music. Its 382 pages include cross-references that connect ideas and events across time, full-color illustrations of art and technology, excerpts from major fiction and nonfiction works, and a lengthy index.Timeline 1800-1899 (second in a series) is perfect for history aficionados, art lovers, bookworms, and for anyone seeking context for today’s world. True, the 19th century was long ago, but it brought us the Crimean War, the American Civil War, Darwin and Marx, Progressivism and Pragmatism - not to mention Beethoven’s Fifth, Pride and Prejudice, the Statue of Liberty, and Munch’s Scream.Grab your copy and start your historical journey!* Research a category: dive into politics worldwide, US history & culture, economics, science & technology, philosophy & religion, education, nonfiction, esthetics, architecture, painting, sculpture, fiction, poetry, drama, opera, music.* Gain a context for reading classic literature such as Les Miserables, Jane Eyre, and Tom Sawyer.* Give yourself a brief remedial course in history - the sort of history course few of us got in high school or college, where details are tied together to form a coherent picture.* Get a better grasp of what’s happening today and how to change the future, by seeing how we got where we are.

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