Great history for all
589927
Mr Washington message is still powerful today! He was trying to educate the black community back then!  Great history book!
4897088
Great book for kids and adults.  I would highly recommend it.  Very clear and concise and true to history. Read and enjoy.
3034710
I am a big history buff and have read history and science all my life. When I read Watersheds of World History by John L. Taylor is was so nice to see what little I knew and so much I didn't know, expressed so elegantly and gracefully in this book. The book flowed like a novel rather than a history book. It seamlessly blended the history of man and all that encompasses the complexities that goes with man into this book without making it boring or having "too many dates and numbers" to remember. The biggest complaint I think people have to reading history books. It may have referenced the Bible for history more than I liked but I guess that is part of man's history too. Overall, a wonderful book if you love history. All that chattered around in my head was laid out so nicely and other things I never knew I learned from this. Great book. I received this book from the author to read and a review was not expected.
4624254
This is a gotta read for everyone. Goes double for students who really want the true scoop on history and not just the canned program pushed at so many schools.

The book is well written and very understandable. Numerous footnotes make fact checking a snap.
662131
Very easy to read and very informative.  A great history lesson!  I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn.
4015557
What a great history I am learning through this book. Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to read the in depth history of this great city.
2662849
This is a great book for both children and adults. Blending history with fiction, Frayne has written engaging stories that both entertain and inform the reader. She has brought to life a forgotten piece of history from the Niagara Region. The photos in the book are a great addition to the text.

I look forward to reading more from this author.
4966861
What a great find, a bit of history in a nutshell.  Informative, interesting, concise, well written.  Really enjoyed the volume of information given in a short amount of time and I appreciated the myths being addressed and debunked.  We have learned so much about the Titanic in the last couple of decades that it is great to have much of the information in one short volume.  Looking forward to reading the other Hourly History books.  These should be in every school, they are very readable for any age.
1578158
Thoroughly enjoyed the book, which presented the history of this great city in a highly readable and informative manner. Most people would probably be surprised to discover just how small a town Liverpool was until the proliferation of manufacturing and trade brought about by the industrial revolution. There are some terrific photographs to be seen here, most of which I haven't seen previously. Definitely a great one for anyone wanting to learn more about the history of Liverpool. This city is my ancestral home and every page of the book told me a little something I previously didn't know, so I can only say that I personally enjoyed it very much, (even though, from a certain bias in the writing, I got the distinct feeling the writer is a Liverpool fan), me belonging to the blue half of Liverpool!
4867120
I happened across this book at the library, during a very snowy period in Wisconsin last winter.  Many thanks to the author, as it is a wonderful book for someone who loves history and a great story.  I will never forget it.  It really enlightened me as to what factors made up our American history.  The events drew my mind to what my grandparent's lives were like in those days.  It's not trite to say that this book was riveting, as so few are these days.  Very well done!
3904336
We have all been through history classes, and most are usually boring. This is a quick read, with a new way to look at history. This takes Howard Zinn's A People's History to the next level. The comic book style makes reading accessible to everyone. The title alone drew me in. When I received the book I couldn't believe how quick the reading went. I have shared with numerous friends, and the cool part is that we are all seminary students. I highly recommend this book for another view of American history.
2387789
A Well written history of Alexander and his army and his many battles.  Highly recommended for anybody who loves to study military history and one of the greatest leaders of all time
2032824
Marvelous writing and extremely accurate as to the the times that I lived through. The bonus for readers is the history is coached in a fast paced and and moving story line with characters you identify with. Unfortunately for me, I read the book in two evenings could not put it down. Worth a reread for me. It will be a very good read for all readers.
603465
We love anything history. No wonder this won awards. My husband taught History for 39 years to junior high and high schoolers. He has a lot of historical videos. This has become one of his favorites.
3584353
Wonderful history of the writing of our Constitution.  Written to be read by non-history-buffs as well as serious historians.  Covers the issues and the personalities that colored the formation of our unique government, the myriad discussions (many heated) on subjects that we still debate today, the ability of these highly educated men of many different backgrounds to compromise and agree on major points and bring a new country into being.
A great read----and highly regarded by history experts.
2315956
Unbelievable how much history we were not taught in school growing up that this book shares with the reader.  Well done!!
3263101
I do not usually enjoy reading history, but this book also tells a wonderful story and I totally enjoyed reading it.  It is also special because my niece Cameron Howard had a part in helping with the research and writing the time line for the book.