10 Eventful Years Explained

10 Eventful Years
Subject:1937–1946
Genre:Reference encyclopedia
Publisher:Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub Date:1947
Media Type:4 volumes
Pages:3450[1]
Oclc:1388246
Congress:AG5 .T35

10 Eventful Years is the title of the 1947 Encyclopædia Britannica compilation, spanning ten years, 1937 through 1946. The books were commissioned and edited by Walter Yust, the editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica and were partly based on the Encyclopedia's annual Year Book.

It was published by E.B. Inc (based in Chicago, London & Toronto) and the University of Chicago in 1947, and consists of four volumes spanning the whole 10 years and covering topics into the usual A-Z format.[2] The book is a combination of text and black-and-white photographs, with a colour image at the beginning of each book.

Contents of Volumes 1-2-3-4

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 10 Eventful Years advertisement. LIFE. December 2, 2011. 5. September 29, 1947.
  2. Book: Subscription books bulletin, Volumes 17-20. 1949. American Library Association. Subscription Books Committee. University of California. December 2, 2011. 10.