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wardo2700's review
4.0
I enjoyed this history of the world in the early to mid 1800's that coincided with the life of Abraham Lincoln. The author's style of weaving many different world leaders into the same time frame is unusual for history books. I learned some facts about famous people that previously I was unaware. I'd recommend this book to any reader over ten that is interested in history.
roseleaf24's review
2.0
I enjoy the format of this book. But I skimmed. Andrew Jackson was a hero with not even nuance. The Civil War was about state's rights and the Union, not slavery. Bleh.
I have now 99 Newbery Honor books left to read. I think I can finish in the coming year. I decided a few weeks ago to get through the rest of the nonfiction so that I could start looking forward to the rest of the books more, and this was the last of the survey-style nonfiction. Just biographies left, then onto finish up the fiction!
I have now 99 Newbery Honor books left to read. I think I can finish in the coming year. I decided a few weeks ago to get through the rest of the nonfiction so that I could start looking forward to the rest of the books more, and this was the last of the survey-style nonfiction. Just biographies left, then onto finish up the fiction!
ordinaryroyalty's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
5.0
This is a rich way to learn history. Short sections weave the history of the time so you understand.
triscuit807's review
3.0
2.5-3 stars. Very similar in flow to her earlier book"George Washington's World" and with similar blind spots and omissions - this is a history of interconnections. But because the world is 'larger' and the US is too, the links between countries are fewer and less elaborated becoming mere glosses to highlight the US story as the Civil War approaches. The unification of Italy and the Germanies. the independence of the S. American colonies, the opening of Japan, the fall of Napoleon and deterioration of imperial China do figure into the history. BUT there is relatively little discussion of the Monroe Doctrine, manifest destiny and the Gold Rush, the fate of the Native American tribes, and the forces driving the continuation of slavery. There is next to no discussion of the workings of the Confederacy and the Civil War was a very hurried discussion. I read this for my 2019 Reading Challenge and my Newbery Challenge (Honor Book, 1944).
luann's review
3.0
Those who choose the Newbery awards seem determined to teach me some history! After reading [b:George Washington's World|6476|George Washington's World|Genevieve Foster|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165602183s/6476.jpg|9763], I didn't want to jump right into this one. But even after waiting a while, this wasn't a book I wanted to sit down and read all at once. I enjoyed taking my time with it and reading just a few pages at a time. Consequently, this took me a long time to finish. I do feel like I learned some historical facts I hadn't known before, even though this didn't get into great detail on any of the topics covered. This is a nice overview of the history of the world during Abraham Lincoln's lifetime.