Author : Editors of Life
Publisher : Life
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 34,88 MB
Release : 2005-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781932994100
A compilation of photographs that capture the most important events of the past century in a study of the key milestones and personalities of the modern world, ranging from two World Wars to the horrific events of September 11th.
Author : Mark Collins Jenkins
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1426209576
A retrospective of the past 125 years of the National Geographic Society, using photographs, time lines, maps and stories to illustrate its history, milestones and accomplishments.
Author : John Reed
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 28,30 MB
Release : 2019-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0359345212
An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in Russia. Ten Days That Shook the World is Reeds extraordinary record of that event. 'It flashed upon me suddenly: they were going to shoot me!' This electrifying eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, written by an American journalist in St Petersburg as the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, is an unsurpassed record of history in the making. John Reed (1887-1920) American journalist and poet-adventurer whose colorful life as a revolutionary writer ended in Russia but made him the hero of a generation of radical intellectuals. Reed became a close friend of V.I. Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 October revolution. He recorded this historical event in his best-known book TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1920). Reed is buried with other Bolshevik heroes beside the Kremlin wall.
Author : Editors of Life
Publisher : Life
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781603202121
In this deluxe commemorative edition, LIFE's editors focus on the publication's achievements more tightly than they ever have before: This is truly the best of everything LIFE has accomplished. In these pages are the best war photos ever taken for LIFE; the best photo essays ever to grace our pages (including the works of Capa and Parks and Smith); the loveliest pictures from Hollywood (in fact, the best pictures of Marilyn Monroe ever taken by such as Halsmann, Eisenstaedt and her dear friend Milton Greene), the best sports pictures, the funniest pictures we ever ran. The best pictures from the space race, and the most significant pictures to the human race, including Lennart Nilsson's "Life Before Birth." This is a premium volume of LIFE, and beyond its 200-plus pages, which include a review of every LIFE cover ever published, there is, included here, the ultimate premium: The first-ever LIFE issue, with the Margaret Bourke-White photograph of the Fort Peck Dam on the cover, reprinted in its entirety, at actual size (which was really big 10 1/2" x 14") and able to be detached. We've come a long way: We, you, those places, LIFE itself. This book tells, and celebrates, that voyage.
Author :
Publisher : Life
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : History
ISBN :
For seven decades, Life has been thrilling the world with its unrivaled presentation of the very best photography to be found. Here, the editors have assembled the crme de la crme from the magazines vast collection of images.Because Life has always dealt with matters of every sort, the entire spectrum of society is represented in these pages. One after another, there are unforgettable photos from Hollywoods greatest stars, from the wonders of small-town America, from the terrible wars, as well as from the zestful years of childhood. Life has always represented the apex in photojournalism and its roster of great photographers is unequaled.
Author : Richard B. Stolley
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821226339
More than five hundred images, selected from the photographic archives of "Life" and other collections, portray the people and events that transformed the modern era
Author : Clive Oppenheimer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139496395
What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for volcanic cataclysm. Volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explores rich geological, historical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental records (such as ice cores and tree rings) to tell the stories behind some of the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years. He shows how a forensic approach to volcanology reveals the richness and complexity behind cause and effect, and argues that important lessons for future catastrophe risk management can be drawn from understanding events that took place even at the dawn of human origins.
Author : Life Magazine
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : 9781603206747
This collection of photographs captures the moments that changed our modern world. The pictures are sometimes beautiful, often striking - and undeniably powerful.
Author : Popular Photography
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1955703000
"More than 125 Photos That Changed Our World. Get the fascinating stories behind the greatest pictures ever taken."--
Author : Editors of Life
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 18,30 MB
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1618934716
Here is a book that will surely spark a lively debate. Who are the hundred most influential religious and political leaders, artists, scientists, and adventurers of all time? How is it even possible to construct such a list? Now, the editors of LIFE comb history, compare notes and dive in. Find out who makes the cut: King Tut or Cleopatra? Thomas Jefferson or George Washington; The Rolling Stones or The Beatles; Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. This is a look at history told through its most charismatic and fascinating characters. It is also full of fun facts, tidbits, arguments and rarely seen pictures, and will appeal to curious minds, young and old alike.
