The New York Times Page One: Major Events 1900-1997 As Presented in the New York Times

By The New York Times

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578660068
• ISBN13: 9781578660063
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Bbs Pub Corp
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 15.0" x 1.5" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

For anyone who's done a history project......

This is one of the greatest books I have bought. It's a bit different than most of the others in my collection. It's a collection of the front pages of some of the greatest events to happen in the last century. The pages in the book are smaller than what they were originally, which can make some of the print hard to read, but with larger events, it's worth reading the article.Events that happened decades ago suddenly lose their historical treatment and for possibly the first time, the 21st century person can discover the emotions and reactions that everyday people felt when it took place. It definitely gives a new perspective on things some people have only heard about from history teachers. At the same time, it teaches about events that some people may not even know about, such as whom Von Hindenburg was (the president of Germany previous to Hitler). Stories often relate to later pages and for some reason, the book has a great liking of boxing, almost every year's heavyweight champion is listed.I also noticed that certain pages (mostly more recent ones) do not contain such "Major Events". For example, Clinton being sworn in for his second term. Many presidents have been sworn in twice. Clinton (at the time) hadn't even proven what he would and could do. It was not an important event at the time and won't be recorded in most history books. He did great things, but his being sworn in a second time isnt't on top.Another thing that bothered is the years the book contains, from 1900 to 1997. Ninety-seven years? Why not just make it a hundred? I later found out that The New York Times did an updated version... the very next year. It was an obvious way to get money cheaply, which makes me feel anger towards the Times, hence the four stars. However, the book is still an excellent buy and will continue to entertain as long as the binding holds. I recommend the updated version though.

A great romp through history

I read this book at my friends house, and practically cried from reading the Challenger explosion. A great history lesson of the 20th century. It would be nice if it had page one of every day, though that might be a bit too huge. Still, it seemed to have even slightly major events. Excellent for the coffee table!