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This book is the only guide you will need to explore all the most important historical sites on the planet. From Stonehenge to the Great Wall of China, from Sterkfontein Caves - the 'cradle of humanity' in South Africa to Checkpoint Charlie, Germany and everywhere inbetween. The book explores all the sites that bear significance to us today. Places where Kings and Queens were crowned, wars were won and lost, people worship are all featured here, as well as sites that saw great advancements in structural engineering. Some will be familiar to all, others are less well-known but informed, entertaining text and stunning photography will ensure the reader has immense satisfaction at the discovery of each and every one.
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Richard Cavendish is a historian of ideas and an authority on Britain's historic heritage. He writes a regular monthly column in History Today magazine and has just completed a book on the kings and queens of Britain for David and Charles. He edited The Encyclopaedia of the Unexplained and the partwork Encyclopaedia of the Supernatural: Man, Myth, and Magic, republished in 21 volumes in the US in 1995). He is the author of A Guidebook to Prehistoric england, was for several years editor of Out of Town magazine and planned, contributed to, and edited numerous guidebooks to Britain for the Automobile Association as well as an A-Z Gazetteer to Britain.
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Long before European explorers began to probe the American coasts, native peoples such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs had developed into advanced civilizations, as evidenced by such sites as Machu Picchu and Chichén Itzá. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Long before European explorers began to probe the American coasts, native peoples such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs had developed into advanced civilizations, as evidenced by such sites as Machu Picchu and Chichén Itzá. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is not a book that can be easily carried in a backpack or suitcase, as it is quite a weighty article. It has some wonderful photographs to tickle the travellers tastebuds,with the story of the site to help make the mind up. The sites are listed by continent and country, many of the sites are well known but others very little heard of and in many cases I never knew existed.Some of them may even be surprising! Use the book to plan ahead or if you are just an armchair traveller, its great to pick up and browse and wish you were there.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is perfect for those travellers who can't decide where they want to head off to next. In particular, those that are keen on more historic places and even places you didn't know existed!! Makes a great coffee table book that you can just pick up and flick through when the grey weather is getting you down and you need something to look forward to.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Obviously, this is not a book to sit and read through, but to pick up now and then. Good for a dentist's waiting room, though unlikely to allay my stress. The entries are arbitrary and superficial, probably a result of the size of the undertaking combined with an obvious American influence. Fine, maybe, for pointers ahead of a trip (or to see what you missed when you get home), but definitely not a guide book or a reference source. I came across the similar '1001 Buildings .... ....' in a café; that might have been a more absorbing purchase.
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