Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt With 350 Illustrations 130 in Color

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Summary: Terrific Overview Of Pharoah History
Review: Without a doubt, this is one of the best accounts of Egypt's pharoahs I have ever read (and I have been reading about Egyptian history since a child in the 1960s). Easy-to-read and concise, "Chronicles" provided me with new information about personal favorites (Akhenaton, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III) and reminded of the reigns of others I'd forgotten (e.g. Ahmose I, Amenhotep III). I am not a historian and expect this book might lack details that a historian would want. However, as a history lover, and one fascinated by Egyptian history in particular, this is one of the books I would want with me if stranded on a desert island. I liked it so much that I also bought the "Chronicles Of The Roman Emperors", with which I am equally as pleased.

Rating:
Summary: Terrific Overview Of Pharoah History
Review: Without a doubt, this is one of the best accounts of Egypt's pharoahs I have ever read (and I have been reading about Egyptian history since a child in the 1960s). Easy-to-read and concise, "Chronicles" provided me with new information about personal favorites (Akhenaton, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III) and reminded of the reigns of others I'd forgotten (e.g. Ahmose I, Amenhotep III). I am not a historian and expect this book might lack details that a historian would want. However, as a history lover, and one fascinated by Egyptian history in particular, this is one of the books I would want with me if stranded on a desert island. I liked it so much that I also bought the "Chronicles Of The Roman Emperors", with which I am equally as pleased.

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Summary: Egyptian history concisely lain out.
Review: Written in "every man's" english, this book provides a good reference tool for the expert and a good introduction for the novice in Egyptian history. Never have I owned a more well-used or better organized research device.