Stranger Than We Can Imagine

“An illuminating work of massive insight” on the complex ideas and events that initiated the historical shift between the 19th and 20th centuries (Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta and Watchmen ). “An always-provocative view of an era that many people would just as soon forget . . . an absorbing tour of the 20th century.” — Kirkus Reviews In Stranger Than We Can Imagine , John Higgs argues that before 1900, history seemed to make sense. We can understand innovations like electricity, agricult