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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Anthony St . Leger establishes his St . Leger horse race at Doncaster Military ski
competitions in Norway Gluck : “ Armide , ” Paris Haydn : Symphony No . 63 in C
major ( “ La Roxolane " ) Gainsborough : “ The Watering Place " Greuze : “ La ...
Anthony St . Leger establishes his St . Leger horse race at Doncaster Military ski
competitions in Norway Gluck : “ Armide , ” Paris Haydn : Symphony No . 63 in C
major ( “ La Roxolane " ) Gainsborough : “ The Watering Place " Greuze : “ La ...
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1767 ) Berlioz : “ Te Deum , " Paris ( written 1849 ) Verdi : “ Les Vêpres
Siciliennes , " opera , Paris Wagner conducts a series of orchestral concerts in
London George Audemars takes out first patent for production of rayon Sir
Richard Burton ...
1767 ) Berlioz : “ Te Deum , " Paris ( written 1849 ) Verdi : “ Les Vêpres
Siciliennes , " opera , Paris Wagner conducts a series of orchestral concerts in
London George Audemars takes out first patent for production of rayon Sir
Richard Burton ...
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1956 ) Paris World ' s Fair introduces Jap . art to the West Théodore Rousseau ,
Fr . painter , d . ( b . 1812 ) Bizet : “ La Jolie Fille de Perth , " opera , Paris Gounod
: “ Roméo et Juliette , " opera , Paris Offenbach : “ La Grandeduchesse de ...
1956 ) Paris World ' s Fair introduces Jap . art to the West Théodore Rousseau ,
Fr . painter , d . ( b . 1812 ) Bizet : “ La Jolie Fille de Perth , " opera , Paris Gounod
: “ Roméo et Juliette , " opera , Paris Offenbach : “ La Grandeduchesse de ...
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671249878, 9780671249878 |
| Length | 676 pages |
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