""The Good Years: From 1900 To The First World War"" is a historical non-fiction book authored by Walter Lord. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the period between 1900 and the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, which is often referred to as the ""good years"" due to the economic prosperity and technological advancements that characterized the era.The book covers various aspects of life during this period, including politics, culture, society, and technology. It explores the rise of the middle class, the ...
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""The Good Years: From 1900 To The First World War"" is a historical non-fiction book authored by Walter Lord. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the period between 1900 and the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, which is often referred to as the ""good years"" due to the economic prosperity and technological advancements that characterized the era.The book covers various aspects of life during this period, including politics, culture, society, and technology. It explores the rise of the middle class, the expansion of the British Empire, and the changing role of women in society. Lord also delves into the impact of new inventions such as the automobile, telephone, and airplane on daily life.Furthermore, the book provides an insightful analysis of the political tensions and rivalries that eventually led to the outbreak of the First World War. Lord examines the complex web of alliances and treaties that existed between European powers and the rising nationalism that fueled the conflict.Overall, ""The Good Years"" is a well-researched and engaging account of an important period in world history. It offers readers a comprehensive understanding of the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred during the early 20th century, and how they ultimately led to one of the most devastating conflicts in human history.This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Fair. NOT an ex-library book. Well read and worn copy with some spine wear, slightly loose cover and some slightly loose pages. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Good. 1960. Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Ex-Libris with sticker and name on FFEP. Cover lightly worn with sunned spine, remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. cover soiled and a bit worn, spine faded, wear at corners and edges, flap taped to inside of front cover, library markings, binding a little loose; text and binding fine. 369 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Includes bibliography.
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The dust jacket is missing. Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping Monday Through Saturday! -Safe and Secure!
