National Geographic Ultimate Visual History of the World: The Story of Humankind From Prehistory to Modern Times
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- Author：Jean-Pierre Isbouts
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Summary
Follow the fascinating threads of human history in this monumental volume， amply illustrated with maps， archival imagery， and revealing photographs。
History comes to life in this comprehensive overview of humankind， from earliest times to the present day。 Each page is filled with stunning visuals and thought-provoking text that make this book an instant classic。 From the Babylonian Empire to the Persian Gulf War， from the Xia and Shang Dynasties of Bronze Age China to the new space race， from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the digital age—here， in vivid color and crisp narrative， is the sweeping story of the history of civilization。
Every chapter includes:
Notable dates
Salient quotations from the time
Explanatory maps
Fascinating sidebar stories
Photographs of artifacts & landscapes
Art works depicting dramatic scenes
Visually driven， rich and far-reaching yet friendly and browsable， with iconic National Geographic maps， illustrations， and images enhancing the pages， this new book is a history-lover’s dream。
You can complete your collection of recent National Geographic history books with National Geographic History at a Glance and More Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar -- and you will treasure earlier National Geographic titles by this author， including The Biblical World，In the Footsteps of Jesus， and Archaeology of the Bible。
History comes to life in this comprehensive overview of humankind， from earliest times to the present day。 Each page is filled with stunning visuals and thought-provoking text that make this book an instant classic。 From the Babylonian Empire to the Persian Gulf War， from the Xia and Shang Dynasties of Bronze Age China to the new space race， from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the digital age—here， in vivid color and crisp narrative， is the sweeping story of the history of civilization。
Every chapter includes:
Notable dates
Salient quotations from the time
Explanatory maps
Fascinating sidebar stories
Photographs of artifacts & landscapes
Art works depicting dramatic scenes
Visually driven， rich and far-reaching yet friendly and browsable， with iconic National Geographic maps， illustrations， and images enhancing the pages， this new book is a history-lover’s dream。
You can complete your collection of recent National Geographic history books with National Geographic History at a Glance and More Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar -- and you will treasure earlier National Geographic titles by this author， including The Biblical World，In the Footsteps of Jesus， and Archaeology of the Bible。
Reviews
Tiffany （OomilyReads）
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This is a richly illustrated & epic memorable book that tells the story of humankind。 It feels like walking through the Smithsonian history museums。 Captivating， expansive， & immersive。 Readers will experience the beginnings of humans and travel through the ancient world， lost cities and civilizations and into the present day。 It does not read like a history book， instead the descriptive narrative brings the reader right into the pages and bringing the imagery to life。 Truly a mesmerizing master This is a richly illustrated & epic memorable book that tells the story of humankind。 It feels like walking through the Smithsonian history museums。 Captivating， expansive， & immersive。 Readers will experience the beginnings of humans and travel through the ancient world， lost cities and civilizations and into the present day。 It does not read like a history book， instead the descriptive narrative brings the reader right into the pages and bringing the imagery to life。 Truly a mesmerizing masterpiece。 。。。more
Laura
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“This book is truly a story of our species – and how， against incredible odds， despite innumerable disasters and catastrophic conflicts， humans found a way to survive， and thrive。”Are you looking for a Christmas gift for the history lover in your family？ You may have found it in National Geographic’s new publication， Ultimate Visual History of the World: The Story of Humankind from Prehistory to Modern Times。 I love history as does my husband and sons。 I let my sons preview this book and they re “This book is truly a story of our species – and how， against incredible odds， despite innumerable disasters and catastrophic conflicts， humans found a way to survive， and thrive。”Are you looking for a Christmas gift for the history lover in your family？ You may have found it in National Geographic’s new publication， Ultimate Visual History of the World: The Story of Humankind from Prehistory to Modern Times。 I love history as does my husband and sons。 I let my sons preview this book and they really loved the high-quality illustrations。 The book is coffee table book size and has beautiful glossy paper and pictures。 It starts with the dawn of humankind and ends with today’s COVID crisis。 The book is split into ten chapters as follows: Dawn of Humankind， Cultures of the Bronze Age， Cultures of the Iron Age， The Classical Age， The Age of Faith， The Age of Conflict， The Age of Discovery， Reason and Revolution， The World at War， and The Modern Age。 There is a great introduction and epilogue that rounds out the book。 There are also great maps to illustration ideas such as human migration or the spread of Christianity。 Each chapter has notable dates during that time period and cut outs with interesting facts。 The end of this book also has a great section for further reading if you want to deep dive into any of the sections。 It’s a really fun and interesting book to peruse。 My favorite part about this book is that it dives into history from ALL around the world。 I like this description from the introduction， “It is a story told across the full canvas of human civilization， from Asia to Africa， from Europe to the Pacific， and from the Middle East – the birthplace of human civilization – to the Americas。 It is an exciting story， filled with the rise and fall of dynasties and empires， the drama of wars and conflict， the stunning impact of new discovers， the heroic deeds of men and women and， above all， the power of ideas。” I feel like what I learned in school was primarily focused on United States and European history。 I’m still trying to learn more about the history of the broader world。 Overall， Ultimate Visual History of the World is a beautiful and interesting book for history lovers and those that would like to learn more about world history。Book Source: Review Copy from Hachette Book Group for being a part of the TLC Book Tour。 Thank-you！This review was first posted on my blog at: https://lauragerold。blogspot。com/2021。。。 。。。more
Cassie | The_BookSandwich
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Ok - some truth about this one:• Its 656 pages are gorgeous and contain countless world events and photos。• With only 656 pages， there are ESSENTIAL events lacking that make me really upset。💭What the heck am I talking about， you ask？ Hold the phone while I step up on this soap box。。。🗣In the 12 pages devoted to covering WWII and all its battles and white male generals， one of the only references to the Holocaust was “when millions of Jews perished in concentration camps， Catholic Priests saved th Ok - some truth about this one:• Its 656 pages are gorgeous and contain countless world events and photos。• With only 656 pages， there are ESSENTIAL events lacking that make me really upset。💭What the heck am I talking about， you ask？ Hold the phone while I step up on this soap box。。。🗣In the 12 pages devoted to covering WWII and all its battles and white male generals， one of the only references to the Holocaust was “when millions of Jews perished in concentration camps， Catholic Priests saved thousands of Jews。” I’m sorry， WHAT？ Talk about erasure。 I would have loved to see the FULL page picture of Hitler replaced by some of the Jewish families devastated in that war。🗣Also， I looked in the Index for Racism， Black Lives Matter， Jim Crow， The Great Migration， and Segregation。 NOTHING。 Slavery only had brief mentions like “the flow of slaves from West Africa increased， this time to be tasked in the…” - no， stop。 Tasked？ Paragraphs were spent on The Great Awakening， giving white people credit for bringing slaves north， and NO mention is made of the lives lost/maimed/separated/experimented on。 Also， “the issue of slavery” is infuriating - it isn’t an issue， it’s an atrocity。 And instead of a FULL page picture of Abraham Lincoln， some prominent Black Americans from that time？But hey， COVID got 3 pages！ UGH！This isn’t a full history of the world from all perspectives， as history books never are。 I just wished for better。 To me， there is too much glorified war/battles/maps/destruction of things， and not enough of the toll these events had on real human life。 I can’t teach my son from this book。 I can only hold out hope that big companies like NatGeo will do their due diligence and hire a more diverse panel of historians to tell a more accurate story。 。。。more
Kenny Tran
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This book is packed with informal information about world history。 I am a history buff， so I was excited for this new book after release。 It met my expectations and the images are great。 It's a big book and takes a while to get through。 Knowledge is key。 This book is packed with informal information about world history。 I am a history buff， so I was excited for this new book after release。 It met my expectations and the images are great。 It's a big book and takes a while to get through。 Knowledge is key。 。。。more
Dr G
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Comprehensive and fascinating。 A must staple for anyone。
Julie
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