Concise, but...
10/7/2005
It leaves of on chapter 15 or 16 whereas, the next volume picks up on Chapter 13. Why didn't they just combine the two volumes since this book is so short anyway instead of reprinting the last 2 or 3 chapters in the second volume? What a ripoff...
Anyway, it's about as good a Western History textbook as you're going to get.
Great History Book
3/29/2007
Western Civilization: Required text for a Central Texas College course. Book is small text and takes some time to read, but the author does an interesting job of presenting the information. I am now in the second week of class and have only read the first 3 chapters, but was worth the purchase.
Recommendation: Worth buying if you'd like a good introduction to Western Civilization.
Adequate But Overpriced
10/24/2007This is a good basic introduction to the history of Western Civilization up to 1715. It is nothing special by any means. It also suffers from the typical, horrendous, and inexcusable overpricing of textbooks.
It is probably a good book for a Western Civilization I class, but I would recommend buying it used.