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The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written. For the legions of readers who enjoyed 100 Diagrams that Changed the World and A History of the World in 100 Objects. The selected letters demonstrate the power of the written word to inspire, astonish, and entertain and range from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic notes with deadly consequences. Included are entries that span history:
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
- Leonardo da Vinci's résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents
- Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn
- Beatrix Potter's correspondence with a friend's son that inspired Peter Rabbit
- The scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde's downfall
- SOS telegrams from the Titanic
- The telegram informing FDR about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s open letter from a Birmingham jail
- Nelson Mandela's letters from prison
- As well as notable suicide notes or famous last words by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf, Baudelaire, and Kurt Cobain.
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
100 Letters That Changed the World
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The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written. For the legions of readers who enjoyed 100 Diagrams that Changed the World and A History of the World in 100 Objects. The selected letters demonstrate the power of the written word to inspire, astonish, and entertain and range from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic notes with deadly consequences. Included are entries that span history:
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
- Leonardo da Vinci's résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents
- Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn
- Beatrix Potter's correspondence with a friend's son that inspired Peter Rabbit
- The scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde's downfall
- SOS telegrams from the Titanic
- The telegram informing FDR about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s open letter from a Birmingham jail
- Nelson Mandela's letters from prison
- As well as notable suicide notes or famous last words by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf, Baudelaire, and Kurt Cobain.
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
Description
The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written. For the legions of readers who enjoyed 100 Diagrams that Changed the World and A History of the World in 100 Objects. The selected letters demonstrate the power of the written word to inspire, astonish, and entertain and range from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic notes with deadly consequences. Included are entries that span history:
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
- Leonardo da Vinci's résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents
- Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn
- Beatrix Potter's correspondence with a friend's son that inspired Peter Rabbit
- The scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde's downfall
- SOS telegrams from the Titanic
- The telegram informing FDR about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s open letter from a Birmingham jail
- Nelson Mandela's letters from prison
- As well as notable suicide notes or famous last words by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf, Baudelaire, and Kurt Cobain.
Here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
ISBN
9780789341129
Publisher
Publication Date
October 12, 2021
Binding
Hardcover
Item Condition
New
Language
English
Pages
224
Keywords
History | World | General; Literary Collections | Letters; History | Social History; Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric
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