The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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Page 473
5 million prisoners and missing ; total shipping losses , 15 million tons ( 9 million
of them British ) ; mobilized forces : 63 ... A . Seligman of Columbia University )
during the fiscal years of combat : $ 232 , 058 million ( net cost $ 210 , 935 million
) ...
5 million prisoners and missing ; total shipping losses , 15 million tons ( 9 million
of them British ) ; mobilized forces : 63 ... A . Seligman of Columbia University )
during the fiscal years of combat : $ 232 , 058 million ( net cost $ 210 , 935 million
) ...
Page 487
... Olympic Games dominated by Finn Paavo Nurmi ; 24 sports , 137 events , 3 ,
092 participants , 44 nations ; U . S . wins 12 gold medals , Nurmi four Rocky
Marciano , Amer . boxer , b . ( d . 1969 ) Statistics - coal production : U . S . 485
million ...
... Olympic Games dominated by Finn Paavo Nurmi ; 24 sports , 137 events , 3 ,
092 participants , 44 nations ; U . S . wins 12 gold medals , Nurmi four Rocky
Marciano , Amer . boxer , b . ( d . 1969 ) Statistics - coal production : U . S . 485
million ...
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3 million hectoliters A 28 - million - year - old skull of an ape found by Elwyn L .
Simons in the Fayyum region of the U . A . R . World heavyweight boxing
championship in dispute U . S . gross national product at almost $ 861 billion Brit
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3 million hectoliters A 28 - million - year - old skull of an ape found by Elwyn L .
Simons in the Fayyum region of the U . A . R . World heavyweight boxing
championship in dispute U . S . gross national product at almost $ 861 billion Brit
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User Review - auntieknickers - LibraryThingThe early years of human history seem to have less information than might be available, particularly spotty in Asian history and pretty much nothing about Africa south of the Sahara. Still, an interesting browse and a good place to see what was happening in a given year. Read full review
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User Review - Diwanna - LibraryThingI'd be lying if I said that I read this book, but it is an interesting reference to peruse from time to time. Read full review
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| Title | The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan Touchstone book |
| Authors | Bernard Grun, Werner Stein |
| Contributor | Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1979 |
| ISBN | 0671249878, 9780671249878 |
| Length | 676 pages |
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