J. N. (Josephus Nelson) LarnedVerified

This historical compendium captures the exact moment the modern world took shape, chronicling the years 1901-1910 when aviation, colonial empires, industrial revolution, and global politics converged into recognizable modernity. It's a time capsule written as it was lived, revealing what observers thought mattered most before history proved them wrong.

This encyclopedic journey through Greece and beyond offers the curious reader a treasure trove of pivotal historical moments and forgotten figures, presenting history not as dry dates but as the dramatic collision of ideas and civilizations.

The fourth volume of a multi-volume historical reference work, running from Nicaea to Tunis. Entries are arranged by subject for easy lookup and draw on historians, biographers and specialists, with maps and detailed accounts of places and events.