History of Britain, A - Volume III: The Fate of the Empire 1776 - 2000

The book was received promptly in excellent condition.

Excellent value. "Used" library book appeared to have never been opened. Nice plastic dust jacket protector. This finishes my set of a great history of Britain.

If you are a fan of Schama, and you enjoy his character development as he weaves his tales of history, you will enjoy this book. Great fact filled journey.

I am so happy with this order! I love British history and this is perfect. Not to mention, Mr. Schama has an amusing way of writing.

I had the first two volumes and had just finished reading them when I ordered vol 3. I have been a nearly lifelong student of history and when I first did some student teaching inn Emerson College in Boston, i was delivering lectures on more modern history than the categories i had studied (European before 12648) when a student asked a question i could not answer. I realized that i knew little about English History and resolved to correct that in my regular reading. This collection of historical material is very helpful and brings a more up to date presentation than some of the older histories I had read.

The breadth of these books is wonderful. All too often only the upper classes are covered in books dealing with history, but Simon Schama has such an even-handed approach that we see how all people were effected by what was happening.

This book retails for $40 (if you can find it) and I bought this for just $6 brand new, still shrink wrapped! Thank you so much for such a great savings on this gift for my husband to complete his collection!

This is popular history for those who know little but those who know a great deal will also find it enjoyable. Sure, it is a coffee table book, but so what?I loved it as I loved the two other volumes.It would also make a nice gift for anyone interested in British history. So what if they know everything? They can look at the pictures.

Great series of books!