Time America: An Illustrated History [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2007

"Time" illuminates the story of America in a fascinating new way in this magnificent volume which collects the most iconic images in the nation's history. Here are indelible photographs - from the assassination of J F Kennedy to the first landing on the moon. Here are breath-taking paintings and fascinating graphics that reveal the changing face of a great nation. And here are unforgettable portraits that capture the most influential people of America's past and present. This wonderful visual tour will help you experience the rich pageant of American history in an entirely new and entirely exhilarating way.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Time (October 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933821248
• ISBN-13: 978-1933821245
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 1 x 12.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Bits of History - Very Interesting, December 26, 2007

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Melissa (Langhorne, PA) - See all my reviews

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I purchased two of these books for holiday gifts. One for my father and one for my grandfather. But, I was so interested in looking at the pictures I read through one before I wrapped them :) I think this is a great book for those that love photography as well as those that want to learn a little bit about history. There is text throughout the book that describes the times of the photos as well as what exactly is taking place in each. I thought the book was enlightening about more distant history. The photographs just help give a much better feeling of what was going on than text only ever could.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, must have book, January 13, 2009

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B. Walker "Basia's Bookshelf" (Wisconsin, United States) - See all my reviews
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Lush, sumptuous - every visual superlative applies to this book. I was in awe when I received it (it was a gift for my father) and paged through it. The pictures alone are enough to stop you in your tracks. You want to reach into the page and touch the subjects - the clarity of the photos is astounding, the subjects are joyous, heartbreaking, patriotic, terrifying - not a one is passive.

This book reminds me in a small way of the encyclopedias we used to get when I was a small child. How when they'd be delivered, I'd crawl into my dad's lap and we'd page through each volume and look at the amazing photographs of all the amazing places in the world, the incredible animals and scientific things and the awe I felt at all these new discoveries being revealed to me. I may have known about most of these events in this book, but the photos here, the way they're arranged and the almost archival sense to them, makes you almost want to take the book into a quiet room and page through it alone with just your own thoughts for company.

I can't recommend this highly enough.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!, November 24, 2011

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Seattle Mom (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This book was given to me as a present and I absolutely love it. Admittedly, I did not study very hard during my school years, but now in my adulthood, I'm a big fan of learning how America came to be and what it's people have gone thru. The pictures are evoking and the text is just the right amount. Highly recommend this book to anyone who is even just a bit curious about American history.