History Day by Day: 366 Voices from the Past
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- Author：Peter Furtado
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Summary
History Day by Day presents an original perspective on over two millennia of human history through 366 quotations， one for each day of the year， including leap years。 Each quotation， tied to the anniversary of a significant historical event， captures that moment with the immediacy of an eyewitness or the narrative flair of a chronicler。
Every day becomes a window to the past: on March 15， 44 BCE， Julius Caesar falls victim to Brutus and his coconspirators; on May 1， 1851， novelist Charlotte Bront visits London’s Great Exhibition; on June 28， 1919， in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles， broken-spirited German delegates sign the treaty that brings World War I to its fateful conclusion; and on September 11， 2001， people across the globe watch in horror as the Twin Towers topple and change the world forever。
History Day by Day embraces a wide range of voices， moods， and mediums， from the powerful to the impoverished， the revolutionary to the reactionary， the joyful to the grief-stricken， and the eyewitness to the diarist。 Both engrossing anthology and informative overview of world history， History Day by Day offers readers entertainment and information in equal measure。
Every day becomes a window to the past: on March 15， 44 BCE， Julius Caesar falls victim to Brutus and his coconspirators; on May 1， 1851， novelist Charlotte Bront visits London’s Great Exhibition; on June 28， 1919， in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles， broken-spirited German delegates sign the treaty that brings World War I to its fateful conclusion; and on September 11， 2001， people across the globe watch in horror as the Twin Towers topple and change the world forever。
History Day by Day embraces a wide range of voices， moods， and mediums， from the powerful to the impoverished， the revolutionary to the reactionary， the joyful to the grief-stricken， and the eyewitness to the diarist。 Both engrossing anthology and informative overview of world history， History Day by Day offers readers entertainment and information in equal measure。
Reviews
Anna Belsham
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4 and a half stars ⭐️ Read a page of this every day and finished it on the 31st December。 History in bite size pieces， with one event per day and other notable events at the bottom of the page as footnotes。
Miika Reinikainen
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Although the book is a bit too heavily focused on the history of the UK， it's certainly interesting。 Although the book is a bit too heavily focused on the history of the UK， it's certainly interesting。 。。。more
Al
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If “History Day by Day” sounds like one of those desk page by page calendars you get from well-meaning friends at Christmas， you are not far off。 It does highlight one major historical event that took place on a particular day page by page just like those Christmas gifts。 But it differs in quality。 Rather than events being selected by a publishing company staffer doing research on Wikipedia， author Peter Furtado is a historian who provides primary sources for each entry for （usually） eyewitness If “History Day by Day” sounds like one of those desk page by page calendars you get from well-meaning friends at Christmas， you are not far off。 It does highlight one major historical event that took place on a particular day page by page just like those Christmas gifts。 But it differs in quality。 Rather than events being selected by a publishing company staffer doing research on Wikipedia， author Peter Furtado is a historian who provides primary sources for each entry for （usually） eyewitness accounts of the events along with his own contextual comments。 The result is rewarding reading to the everyday history buff， though too brief for scholarly types。 It works best as a reference book rather than a book to read in one sitting。 And coming from British publishers， it does give a British selection of some events that might not be familiar to Americans such as the November 30th entry for the first international football （soccer） game between England and Scotland。 But American historical events are well represented。 If anything， the selection may suffer from too much of an Anglo-American bent。 Recommended （but note this was originally published under the title “History’s Daybook” by Atlantic Books）。 。。。more
Amalia Putri
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This book presents history from Western。 Each event marks on date by date， month by month and year by year。 The situation brings me back to the past。 Traditional clothes， language， culture and war feels real。
The Talisman
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