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American chronicle
year by year through the twentieth century
By Gordon, Lois G. & Gordon, Alan
- ISBN
- 978-0-30007-587-8
- Publisher
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2000
These large references books both cover 20th-century history and culture, and while the editors seem to agree that history is primarily the sum of small events, the results differ significantly. American Chronicle, which merely adds six years of coverage to the authors' earlier Columbia Chronicles of American Life, 1910-1992 (Columbia Univ., 1995), provides annual summaries. A hybrid mix furnishes almanac-like facts (e.g., yearly sport champions, arts and sciences award winners) and unofficial pop-cultural milestones, selected and presented in an arbitrary and informal way. For instance, advertisements appear to have been chosen becaus...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
