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The Wallchart of World History (Revised): From Earliest Times to the Present - A Facsimile Edition

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This is a neat book. It's a foldout time-line poster that's over 10 feet long. It was first published in the 1890's, and has been updated to the 20th century.

On the top is Biblical history, complete with references to the Bible book of Daniel with its stunning prophecies. It continues with Christendom history and major events.

The rest of it compares Biblical, then Christendom, history with secular history.

A very interesting, complex book to say the least!

An immensely interesting timeline that takes you from Adam and Eve to walking on the moon. History buffs can study and read this chart for years on end. It is a visual representation of our past and graphically traces the nations, leaders and events of our civilized world. Great for kids to gaze at, grandparents to marvel at, and teachers to hang in their classroom as I did. Also helpful if your reading about the past to gather context about the time period. Makes a great gift. Do not plan to buy this and place on a self, you must unfold it and hang it on a wall to truly enjoy day after day.

This chart is an incredibly detailed timeline of world history covering 6000 years. At the top are the years and as you look down the chart you are able to see what was going on everywhere in the world at that time.

It is a great way to put an event into context with the rest of the world at that same time.

The chart is in color and printed on quality paper so it holds up to lots of use.

You could even remove it from its hard cover and put it up on a wall for easier viewing.

Highly recommend for seeing the big picture in history.

Originally published in 1890 and clearly dated with a Euro-Christian view. It starts in the garden of Eden in 4004 BC. No mention of archeological finds from the past century like Mohenjo-Daro or Catalhyuk. No mention of south Asia, Southeast Asia or the Americas.

Try "The Timetables of History" by Grun; not quite as visually stunning, but a lot more accurate.

This is my first time ever to write a review. However, I believe I'm an expert on this Wall Chart of World History. My experience covers about 25 years with this Super Book on World History. The name of the Book in the original setting was (The Wall Chart). (Of world history) from earliest times to the present. This is an apt description as the pages fold out to 15.5 feet in an accordion fashion, and indeed makes a super (Wall Chart.) Most of the time you will use this wonderful book just like any book you use by just turning the pages. There's no need to fold them out.

The description on the back of one of my first editions says. "14 connecting panels unfold across 40 centuries before, and 20 centuries after, Christ." In brief, the Book starts at 4004 BC and follows Ushers timeline with all the Bible characters shown as linear and their Children are all named and how long they lived and are shown also linear in the same fashion.

After Noah's flood, Noah's children Shem, Ham, Japheth branch out into the different nations, and all the time line of events that follows shows the different nations below in all the expansion of those nations up until now, and my last book was up to date and shows our present time including the USA to President George W. Bush.
This is my experience as I have bought as many as 30 to 40 during my 25 years of buying these wonderful books.

The original printing was first published in the 1890's. My own first purchase of the printing goes back to 1989 as a reprint. That's 22 years to today, March 2011. All of my later purchases are reprinted editions since then and are known as a (facsimile edition). The quality of the pages is super, the images are super, and the coloring is super. Nothing about the quality of this book is less than super and that includes the clarity!

The Truth about history is found in Bible Chronology and seems to be the closest to any form of world history. This book itself compares with the other historic timelines and calls other timelines (Exaggerated Chronologies.), and gives examples of why they are called that.
My first purchases of these books were to use in teaching and to give all my family members copies and to even give a few to my grandkids schools.

Everything I'll explain from here will reveal my frustrations to get my last 4 super books.
All the revised additions I have up to the last were Barnes and Noble on the Jacket.
I knew that the only way for me to get more of these books, I'd have to buy old used ones, I thought.

* In Hawaii about a year ago I found what I thought was the books on sale again. About $9.99. I didn't ask to open the cellophane protection as I thought it was what I wanted. However, the new name was the (Time Chart) of World History. Back in Colorado I ordered about 7 since the price was right. When I went to Barnes and Noble to pick them up I was really surprised. This was not what I thought I had ordered. The pages inside were totally different. I did not purchase these. Remember the two words (Time Chart) It keeps showing up but different.

* I went to Amazon who has been super working with me. I put in the old ISBN # and the Icon of the book looked like just what I wanted. I just ordered one this time, and when the book came it was used like new. The book still had the correct name on it (The Wall Chart of World History), but was updated and better. I got better than I had ordered. How often does that happen?

* This next time I ordered 3 of these books, but when I saw my order, it said The (Timechart) History of the World: 6000 years of World History $25 each. I knew I didn't want the Timechart so I cancelled that order. Amazon help was just super. Remember the two words (Time Chart).

This time I had an Amazon employee help me. I ordered 4 new at $29.95 each and the identifier was. (The Wallchart of World History (Revised): Form Earliest times to the Present - A Facsimile Edition) Hardcover by: Edward Hull. Just what I wanted. Here's why I'm writing this 5 star approval. You guessed it, the title on the cover is and I'm looking at it now. (The Timechart history of the World). My heart just sank. I quickly opened the first book, and it was revised to George W Bush, and it is by far the best of all the editions. I haven't tried yet, but they say this one expands to 30 ft. Yikes.
You may have to order this (new) like I did. You won't regret it. It is no longer published by Barnes and Noble.

New important info.

Amazon did me a great job.

Published by Metro Books
Metro books 122 Fifth Ave, N.Y. New York 10011
ISBN - 13: 978-0-7607-6534-0
Printed in China.
Thanks. It was worth all the pain to get these.

By the way the Icon below here looks just like my old WallCharts of World History. That is not the correct Icon. The name is different also. Be sure to use the ISBN # I gave above here. Hopefully you'll get a later Revised edition than I got. Thanks.

It is a shame that the goofy attempt to integrate Biblical mythology into the flow of secular history has garnered so much negative attention, because otherwise this is a brilliant use of a two dimensional surface to graphically represent historical information. The chief value of timelines is allow the viewer to see what was happening simultaneously in the world at particular times, and this presentation manages to squeeze in a wealth of data. The Victorian-style design adds to the charm of the project. It is too tall for most bookshelves and it folds out to an impossibly long length, but if you can find a place for it, it can be enjoyed a page at a time from the book.

I purchased this wallchart several years ago and wanted an updated copy which I was
told was available. Anyone interested in world history would benefit from this book, it
is awesome! The chart is several feet long and shows in an linear style the world histories
as they occured simultaneously.

Excellent resource! Finally, accurate history!!! Read Original Intent by David Barton and The 5,000 Year Leap for REAL History....it's so sad so many Americans and people have been deceived by lies about our world's and nation's true history.

Product was exactly as advertised, in very good condition and half the price I paid for another one at the British Museum.

This wall chart, fold-out book was a wonderful resource to my daughters when they were in school. We would pull it out and it was amazing how times, people, and events were reduced to a point where you could compare them. We never put it on a wall but would lay it on a table and turn it like a book or fold out only so many pages. It really helped put historical events in perspective. It's worth every penny!!!