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
New division of the Frankish Empire between King Louis the Pious and his son
Lothar ! War between Wessex and the Danes Arabs sack Marseilles and settle in
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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER PHILOSOPHY , S . LEARNING
New division of the Frankish Empire between King Louis the Pious and his son
Lothar ! War between Wessex and the Danes Arabs sack Marseilles and settle in
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Church John Tillotson : “ The Rule of Faith " Truce of Andrusovo ends 13 - year
war between Russia and Poland ; Kiev ceded to Russia Secret treaty between
Louis XIV and Charles II against Spain War of Devolution begins as Fr . troops ...
Church John Tillotson : “ The Rule of Faith " Truce of Andrusovo ends 13 - year
war between Russia and Poland ; Kiev ceded to Russia Secret treaty between
Louis XIV and Charles II against Spain War of Devolution begins as Fr . troops ...
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See Louis I ( Holy Roman Emperor ) Louis I ( Holy Roman Emperor ) 778 A , 795
A , 813 A , 814 A , 817 A , 829 A , 830 B , 833 A , 834 A , 837 A , 843 A Louis I (
Hungary ) 1370 A , 1384 A Louis I ( Port . ) 1861 A Louis II ( Bavaria ) 1845 A ...
See Louis I ( Holy Roman Emperor ) Louis I ( Holy Roman Emperor ) 778 A , 795
A , 813 A , 814 A , 817 A , 829 A , 830 B , 833 A , 834 A , 837 A , 843 A Louis I (
Hungary ) 1370 A , 1384 A Louis I ( Port . ) 1861 A Louis II ( Bavaria ) 1845 A ...
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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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