David Gibbons

The Time Chart History of the World by David Gibbons is an edition filled with charts. It covers 6,000 years of world history, provides thousands of facts, dates, and other interesting data that are presented chronologically. It shows the rise of great empires, rulers, kings, and queens from biblical times to the 20th century. It’s a book filled with illustrations that captures an overview of the rise and fall of many civilizations. It’s based on the Victorian wall chart with much material especially reproduced from the British Library held in the British Museum, London.
Included in this chart are major countries of the world from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Americas. But what appealed most to this reviewer was the presentation on the United States of America. In this edition there was a list and pictures of American presidents from 1789 to 2005 - George Washington to George W. Bush. Major wars and battles fought by America are highlighted from the War of Independence to the terrorists’ attack on“9/11” in 2001 of the World Trade Center in New York where over 3,000 people died. Also outlined was the constitution of the United States and the amendments that followed. Attached too, was a list of America’s 50 states with flags.… (meer)

An updated version of a classic (Wallchart), the typeset has been totally redone, new stuff added to the front and back. But they only updated it halfway. If you're going to redo the type, add stuff to the backside, and throw in some evolution (the original was slavishly Ussherite), why not update the historical material? (The ancient history stuff, till you get to Persia, is basically late 19th century history bunk, now.) Still neat. (This copy has been cut from its binding and posted on the wall outside my office.)… (meer)