Encyclopedia of World History

The Encyclopedia of World History is a classic single volume work detailing world history. The first through fifth editions were edited by William L. Langer.

The Sixth Edition was—by the time of its publication—a much needed updating overseen by Peter N. Stearns, and was made available online.

Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. — Bartleby.com

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