366 voices from the past Furtado, Peter creator author. text bibliography Trivia and miscellanea. nyu 2019 2019 monographic eng

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vii, 488 pages : 20 cm From the founding of Rome to the twenty-first century's war on terror, History Day by Day presents an original perspective on over two millennia of human history through the medium of 366 quotations that offer a window in the past. Each is tied to a momentous occasion, bringing it to life with eyewitness accounts and a chronicler's flair. Here is Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar, Galileo and Gandhi, as well as revolutions and discoveries, the joyful and the grief-stricken. Furtado places events in context, resulting in an instructive and entertaining panorama of world history. adult Peter Furtado. Previously published in the United Kingdom under the under the title "History's daybook". Includes bibliographical references and index. History Miscellanea Quotations Quotations History World history D21.3 .F87 2019 909 Furtado, Peter. 9780500294963 0500294968 2018956109 AU@ 180823 20230906142926.0 1551 eng