Page after easy-to-read page of interesting and valuable learning resources providing historical background for the world we live in today. The automobile, airplanes, and television--almost everything we take for granted--did not exist in 1900! This valuable reference source looks back on the age that has brought us space travel, television and nuclear power. It includes biographies of world leaders and sections on science, technology and culture with photographs, illustrations and maps that bring the times to life. ("... compulsive reading both for those for whom it is history and for those for whom it is a lifetime of memories." Junior Bookshelf) (92 Pages – Ages 11 and Up. Price shown includes all taxes and costs of distribution (shipping and handling).