What do the assassination of an American president, the birth of Hitler, the discovery of radium, and an uprising in China have in common? They are among the events that changed the world in the closing decades of the nineteenth century. This book, using both primary and secondary sources, captures the exciting, innovative spirit of an age that witnessed changes in science, politics, geography, entertainment, and more.
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