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Title: What happened to the first half of the 19th Century?
Review: This volume in Time's Great Ages of Man series, supposedly a history of the 19th century, actually begins with London's Great Exhibition of 1851. The first half of the 19th century is only dealt with briefly. If Time ever intended to publish a Great Ages volume about the years 1800-1850, it never got around to doing so. Still, as a popular history of 1851-1914, Age of Progress is quite entertaining; and its coverage of certain topics - the Great Exhibition, Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Paris Commune, Art Nouveau - stands out.
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