This stunning and cutting-edge package provides access to the world as reflected in its most influential and respected newspaper. From wars and political assassinations to social movements and space exploration, all the news that is fit to print--or download--can be found in this extraordinary book-and-DVD set. More than 300 of the most significant New York Times front pages have been carefully selected and beautifully reproduced in the book. Read the headlines and stories covering such world-changing events as Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Ten foldouts present twenty key front pages at their magnificent full size. News summaries throughout highlight the most significant events of each era and put the front pages into a historical context. Seventeen insightful essays by prominent Times writers comment on pivotal moments, including "The End of Slavery" by William Safire, "Women's Suffrage" by Gail Collins, and "The Age of Television" by Frank Rich. The 3 DVDs include each of the 54,266 front pages printed by the Times over the past 157 years. Completely searchable and user-friendly, the disks are designed to provide access to the full stories that made front-page news each day since the paper's founding in 1851. Click on a page--the day you were born, for example--and you're instantly transported to the Times' online archive. The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages is the ultimate gift for history buffs, news junkies, students, and anyone who strives to be well-informed. DVD-ROMs run on a PC (Windows 2000/XP or later) or Mac (OSX I0.4.8 or later) with Adobe 8.o or later. Free download available on the DVD-ROMs.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
great reference:
I purchased these as gifts. They were a big hit. Great to use as historical reference.
Front Pages:
Giant Gash in binder. I do not think it was from shipping.
Lots of great content, but very heavy and large. It would be a nice coffee table book if it wasn't damaged.
appreciated for it's histrorical revlevence:
The recipients loved the book and placed it on their coffe table for review at their leisure.
Best gift I've ever received:
I received this book as a birthday gift and I love it! There's only so much I can get out of reading history on the Internet, but to actually see the stories as they appeared in print when they occurred makes me feel a lot closer to the events. The book is HUGE and comes with three DVD-ROMs that contain every NY Times front page from 1851 to April 2008. This will be a treasured part of my family's library and something I look forward to passing down to the next generation.
