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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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER PHILOSOPHY , S LEARNING
Federation of New England formed by James II in order to remodel Brit . colonies
in N . America League of Augsburg against Louis XIV Charles , Duke of Lorraine
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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER PHILOSOPHY , S LEARNING
Federation of New England formed by James II in order to remodel Brit . colonies
in N . America League of Augsburg against Louis XIV Charles , Duke of Lorraine
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1792 ) Chardin : “ The Rain " James Gibbs : “ Book of Architecture " Anton
Raphael Mengs , Ger . artist , b . ( d . 1779 ) John Gay : “ Beggar ' s Opera "
Nicola Piccini , Ital . composer , b . ( d . 1800 ) Madrid Lodge of Freemasons
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1792 ) Chardin : “ The Rain " James Gibbs : “ Book of Architecture " Anton
Raphael Mengs , Ger . artist , b . ( d . 1779 ) John Gay : “ Beggar ' s Opera "
Nicola Piccini , Ital . composer , b . ( d . 1800 ) Madrid Lodge of Freemasons
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James I ( Scot . ) 1406 A , 1423 A , 1437 A James II ( Brit . ) 1633 A , 1685 A ,
1686 A , 1687 A , 1688 A , 1689 A , 1690 A , 1701 A James II ( Scot . ) 1437 A ,
1460 A James III ( Brit . ) 1700 G , 1715 A , 1716 A , 1717 A . See also Old
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James I ( Scot . ) 1406 A , 1423 A , 1437 A James II ( Brit . ) 1633 A , 1685 A ,
1686 A , 1687 A , 1688 A , 1689 A , 1690 A , 1701 A James II ( Scot . ) 1437 A ,
1460 A James III ( Brit . ) 1700 G , 1715 A , 1716 A , 1717 A . See also Old
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User Review - James_Patrick_Joyce - LibraryThingNot really finished. It's a reference book, so I've used it many a time. More before I had regular internet, of course. But it's nice to have the physical thing in my hands. Read full review
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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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| Title | The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan |
| Authors | Bernard Grun, Werner Stein |
| Contributor | Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1979 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671249878, 9780671249878 |
| Length | 676 pages |
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