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Life : our century in pictures / edited by Richard B. Stolley ; deputy editor and writer, Tony Chiu.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Bulfinch Press ; Boston : distributed by Little, Brown and Company, c1999.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 423 p. : ill. ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0821226339
Other title:
  • Our century in pictures
Uniform titles:
  • Life (New York, N.Y.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.82 21
Contents:
1900-1913: Across the Threshold -- 1914-1919: The War to End All Wars -- 1920-1929: All That Glitters -- 1930-1939: Empty Pockets -- 1940-1945: World on Fire -- 1946-1963: Spreading the Wealth -- 1964-1975: Dissent and Disobedience -- 1976-1992: A Global Burst of Freedom -- 1993-1999: OurFuture.com.
Review: Drawing from Life magazine and the greatest photo archives of our time, this book chronicles our century by way of an unparalleled collection of photographs.
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Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 909.82 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 500894
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"The book spans the century in nine epochs. Each is introduced with an essay by a notable historical commentator"--Jacket.

Includes editor's note: Dust bowls and other dreams (p. vi-vii).

"Epochs and essays"--Jacket back.

"A Bulfinch Press Book"--Title page.

Includes index to pictures (p. 420-423).

1900-1913: Across the Threshold -- 1914-1919: The War to End All Wars -- 1920-1929: All That Glitters -- 1930-1939: Empty Pockets -- 1940-1945: World on Fire -- 1946-1963: Spreading the Wealth -- 1964-1975: Dissent and Disobedience -- 1976-1992: A Global Burst of Freedom -- 1993-1999: OurFuture.com.

Drawing from Life magazine and the greatest photo archives of our time, this book chronicles our century by way of an unparalleled collection of photographs.

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