A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

FROM THE FORMATION OF THE UNIVERSE TO THE 21ST CENTURY

This book offers a selection of more than 1000 crucial events in World history. The information it presents is arranged in chronological order, in the form of entries in a "diary" that begins with the Big Bang and ends in the present day, giving the general impression of a journey through time. Its aim is to give the reader a clear and accurate view of the whole history of the universe, including the history of our planet and the development of life in it, but especially of the history of mankind and the western civilization. The chronology includes pictures, charts and maps that are placed at the end of each of the ten historical periods in which it is divided, and/or as appendixes at the end of the book. This book is thus an excellent source of historical reference, which does not lose value over time because the information it contains is always valid.

The author, Hector Zapatero, is a retired translator who has had a passion for world history for more than 40 years, since the days he was at elementary school. He nowadays works giving lectures on the history and literature of the western civilization, besides teaching English and Italian. This book is the product of a project that began many years ago, and consisted in compiling, sorting out, arranging and commenting the information following the following three main criteria: importance, simplicity and global perspective.