Ghosts of the Twentieth Century

<p> <b>Imagine traveling through the past 100 years to witness some of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century....</b> </p><p> It's not your usual field trip. Josh and his class are at a history museum when an Albert Einstein mannequin comes to life and invites him on a trip back in time to see firsthand the &quot;horribly terrific and the terrifically horrible&quot; twentieth century. Einstein takes Josh through the decades to see Orville and Wilbur Wright's triumphant first flight, the tragedy of two world wars, a violent confrontation over civil rights, and the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall. Josh listens in on everyday conversations in the Progressive Era of Teddy and the <i>Titanic,</i> the twenties that roared, the Great Depression, and the dawn of the Cold War. He gets a peek at a fifties high school hop, Vietnam War protestors in the sixties, America's 200th birthday in the seventies, and nineties cyber-talk. Along the way Einstein shows Josh how the ghosts of the past shaped the present, haunting the world we know today, at the brink of a new millennium. </p><p> With time lines on every spread, detailed maps, mini-biographies of important figures, and a glossary, <i>Ghosts of The Twentieth Century</i> is an informative and entertaining look at 100 years of social history. This is a tour that Josh -- and the readers who join him -- will never forget!</p>