A Short History of the World

A Short History of the World
ISBN-10
1909979228
ISBN-13
9781909979222
Series
A Short History of the World
Category
World history
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2014-01
Publisher
Crux Publishing Limited
Author
Christopher Lascelles

Description

A rapid journey through history from the Big Bang through to the 21st century.

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