Famous First Facts: International Edition : A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries, and Inventions in World History

by Janet Podell and Steven Anzovin

Book Overview

For more than half a century, Famous First Facts has earned the accolades of reviewers and a place on library reference shelves nationwide. This International Edition of Famous First Facts expands... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824209583
• ISBN13: 9780824209582
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Hw Wilson Co
• Length: 837 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 13.8" x 2.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A good research tool

A new title in the fantastic Wilson Fact Series, which is renowned for providing the small details of history. First Famous Facts (international edition) is packed with accurate historical information about the first time that just about anything happened on the globe. Unlike Joseph Nathan Kane's great American edition, however, the date information is a little lacking here. Even in relatively recent events, such as the opening of the English Channel Tunnel, often only the month and year is given. For those of you who need the exact date in which events occurred don't expect as extensive information as in the American edition. Nevertheless, I'm glad I bought it and it has already proved very useful.

An excellent personal, school & community library selection.

An excellent reference work for public and school libraries, Steven Anzovin and Janet Podell's Famous First Facts appears in an international edition, charting thousands of discoveries, inventions, and events around the world. This takes the form of capsule entries in an encyclopedia containing over 500 firsts from hundreds of countries. An excellent library resource.