Great events from history / Gorman, Robert F

Contains chronologically arranged essays on events from 1971-1975, and includes historical maps, photographs, time lines, illustrations, a keyword list of contents, and a list of maps, tables, and sidebars.

Presents volume one of a two-volume set of over one hundred eighty essays covering the Renaissance period from 1454 to 1532 on topics including the foundation of the Saud Dynasty, social structure of Europe in the fifteenth century, Spanish Inquisition, Tudor England, colonial exploration and trade, Ottoman Wars, and much more.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide information about notable geopolitical events, social and cultural developments, scientific achievements, inventions, medical advances, and movements in art, architecture, music, and theater during the eighteenth century, from 1701 to 1774, and includes maps, sidebars, quotations from primary source documents, and illustrations.

Presents essays that examine significant events in the history of the mid-twentieth century, from 1941 to 1947, covering world politics, society and culture, literary movements, art and music, immigration, and legislation; arranged chronologically with maps, illustrations, and quotations from primary source documents.

Contains essays that examine significant events in the history of the early twentieth century from 1907 to 1915, covering world politics, society and culture, literary movements, art and music, immigration, and legislation; arranged chronologically with maps, illustrations, and quotations for primary souce documents.