TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hyslop,Stephen G.
AU  - Somerville,Bob
AU  - Thompson,John M.
AU  - Reston,James
TI  - Eyewitness to history: from ancient times to the modern era 
SN  - 9781426206528 (alk. paper)
AV  - D 21.3 E97 2011
U1  - 909 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Geographic Society
KW  - World history
KW  - Sources
KW  - Historia mundial
KW  - Fuentes
KW  - Historia universal
KW  - Civilization
KW  - History
KW  - Civilización
KW  - Historia
N1  - In prepublication, title was main entry; Includes bibliographical references and index; Epic journeys : sagas of creation -- Prehistory to 3500 BCE -- National Geographic examines: Code of Hammurabi -- Golden ages : legends from the East, 600 BCE-500 CE -- National Geographic examines: Analects of Confucius -- The classical age : lives on parchment, 600 BCE-500 CE -- National Geographic examines: Dead Sea scrolls -- Postclassical era : emerging voices, 500-1100 -- National Geographic examines: Quran -- High Middle Ages : tales of chivalry and conquest, 1000-1500 -- National Geographic examines: Magna Carta -- Rebirth and reform : dramas of transformation, 1450-1650 -- National Geographic examines: Luther's 95 theses -- New world order : revolutionary words, 1650-1800 -- National Geographic examines: U.S. Constitution -- Empire and industry : chronicles of the machine age, 1800-1900 -- National Geographic examines: The origin of species -- The world at war : accounts of crisis and heroism, 1900-1945 -- National Geographic examines: Treaty of Versailles -- The modern era : stories of a new century, 1945-2010 -- National Geographic examines: Report of the 9/11 Commission -- 50 key documents in world history
N2  - History comes alive in this engaging and lavishly illustrated chronicle, which spans world events and people from ancient times to the 21st century. The voices of the great and humble speak through songs, documents, edicts, poetry, letters, menus, and even graffiti
ER  -