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The century

by Jennings, Peter, frey50
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Doubleday (New York :) , 1998 Physical details: xiv, 606 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. ISBN:0385483279. ISSN:978038548
Subject(s): History -- 20th century -- Modern
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Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
900 - 999 909.821 Jen (Browse shelf) Available 73750

Includes bibliographical references and index

Seeds of change 1901-1914 -- Shell shock 1914-1919 -- Boom to bust 1920-1929 -- Stormy weather 1929-1936 -- Over the edge 1936-1941 -- Global nightmare 1941-1945 -- An uneasy peace 1946-1952 -- Mass markets 1953-1961 -- Into the streets 1961-1969 -- Years of doubt 1969-1981 -- New morning 1981-1989 -- Machine dreams 1989-1999.

The Century presents history as it was lived, and as it will be remembered for the next hundred years. Here is a keepsake volume destined to be an essential part of every family's library: an epic journey through the last hundred years, whose heroes are our grandparents, our parents, ourselves.