Klingaman, William K

Examines the changes that occurred after the volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, including the worldwide disruption in the weather patterns, and the effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures.

Reconstructs the pivotal year of 1919, tracing the political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and psychological changes that combined to make 1919 the first year, in essence, of the twentieth century.

First person reports from a variety of sources tell about the fascinating year of 1941.

Contains anecdotes and accounts of what happened during the economic depression of 1929.

Describes what it was like to live during the first century, quoting from first-person reports from around the world.

Provides a general overview of the most prominent personalities and issues of the McCarthy era of U.S. history, covering the years of 1946 to 1954 when rumors and accusations of Communism became a dominant issue in American politics.

Traces a year of dramatic global change in the aftermath of a massive early nineteenth-century Indonesian volcanic eruption that disrupted weather patterns and triggered food shortages, religious revivals, migrations, and a typhus epidemic.