Written in History

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1984898175
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis Written in History by : Simon Sebag Montefiore

Download or read book Written in History written by Simon Sebag Montefiore and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs—and one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—an outstanding selection of great letters from ancient times to the 21st century, touching on power, love, art, sex, faith, and war. Written in History: Letters that Changed the World celebrates the great letters of world history, and cultural and personal life. Bestselling, prizewinning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects letters that have changed the course of global events or touched a timeless emotion—whether passion, rage, humor—from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Some are noble and inspiring, some despicable and unsettling, some are exquisite works of literature, others brutal, coarse, and frankly outrageous, many are erotic, others heartbreaking. It is a surprising and eclectic selection, from the four corners of the world, filled with extraordinary women and men, from ancient times to now. Truly a choice of letters for our own times encompassing love letters to calls for liberation to declarations of war to reflections on life and death. The writers vary from Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great to Mandela, Stalin and Picasso, Fanny Burney and Emily Pankhurst to Ada Lovelace and Rosa Parks, Oscar Wilde, Chekhov and Pushkin to Balzac, Mozart and Michelangelo, Hitler, Rameses the Great and Alexander Hamilton to Augustus and Churchill, Lincoln, Donald Trump and Suleiman the Magnificent. In a book that is a perfect gift, here is a window on astonishing characters, seminal events, and unforgettable words. In the colorful, accessible style of a master storyteller, Montefiore shows why these letters are essential reading and how they can unveil and enlighten the past—and enrich the way we live now.

In Their Own Words 2

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184486524X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (448 download)

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Book Synopsis In Their Own Words 2 by : The National Archives

Download or read book In Their Own Words 2 written by The National Archives and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of historical events and movements providing an immediate link to the immediate and much more distant past. The book includes letters from: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lucien Freud, Barbara Hepworth, Nelson Mandela, Caitlin Thomas, Mary Whitehouse, Gandhi, George Washington among many others. Subjects covered include suffragette disturbances, obscene publications, relations between international leaders, child emigration including the Kindertransport. The book features 55 letters, each with a 600-word essay, and a 3000 word introduction. There are 150 images in the book: 55 of the letters themselves, and a further 95 supplementary images.

More Letters of Note

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ISBN 13 : 9781786891693
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (916 download)

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Book Synopsis More Letters of Note by : Shaun Usher

Download or read book More Letters of Note written by Shaun Usher and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOLLOW-UP TO THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER INCLUDING LETTERS FROM: Jane Austen, Richard Burton, Helen Keller, Alan Turing, Albus Dumbledore, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry James, Sylvia Plath, John Lennon, Gerald Durrell, Janis Joplin, Mozart, Janis Joplin, Hunter S. Thompson, C. G. Jung, Katherine Mansfield, Marge Simpson, David Bowie, Dorothy Parker, Buckminster Fuller, Beatrix Potter, Che Guevara, Evelyn Waugh, Charlotte Bront� and many more. Discover Richard Burton's farewell note to Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Keller's letter to The New York Symphony Orchestra about 'hearing' their concert through her fingers, the final missives from a doomed Japan Airlines flight in 1985, David Bowie's response to his first piece of fan mail from America and even Albus Dumbledore writing to a reader applying for the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts. More Letters of Note is another rich and inspiring collection, which reminds us that much of what matters in our lives finds its way into our letters.

Letters of Note

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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1838856161
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)

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Book Synopsis Letters of Note by : Shaun Usher

Download or read book Letters of Note written by Shaun Usher and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

Women's Letters

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Publisher : Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN 13 : 0307493334
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Women's Letters by : Lisa Grunwald

Download or read book Women's Letters written by Lisa Grunwald and published by Dial Press Trade Paperback. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women’s singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washington’s portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFK’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to a New York City firefighter, asking him, “Were you afraid?” The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in women’s lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby. With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Women’s Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived–and made–history. From the Hardcover edition.

A History of Psychology in Letters

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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 1405150335
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis A History of Psychology in Letters by : Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.

Download or read book A History of Psychology in Letters written by Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The private thoughts, emotions, hopes, and frustrations contained in this collection of letters written by key figures in psychology provide rich insight into the development of the field. From John Locke writing parenting advice in 17th century Holland to Kenneth B. Clark responding to the impact of his research on the 19th century Brown v. Board decision, this book illustrates the history of the psychology in a direct, engaging manner. Uses primary source materials to provide students with a unique view of the story of psychology. Features an introduction to historiography, focusing on how historians use manuscript collections in their work. Includes chapter-opening material that explains the historical context, brief annotations to help clarify the content, and an epilogue that concludes these important stories in psychology. The second edition adds new annotations by Benjamin, giving greater life and dimension to the learning about the people and ideas that have influenced the development of psychology.

Great Letters in American History

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Publisher : Horizon Books Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780889651586
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (515 download)

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Book Synopsis Great Letters in American History by : Rebecca Price Janney

Download or read book Great Letters in American History written by Rebecca Price Janney and published by Horizon Books Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how faith played a major role in U.S. history through letters written by key figures from the Colonial Period to the 1990s. Letters from the revolutionary period refer to the battle for independence and the stages of the young republic's development. During the Civil War period, letters point to the battle of brother against brother and to healing the post-war wounds. Letters from overseas during World War I and letters of hope and opportunity during World War II document the path of the 20th century followed by letters from the 50s to the 90s. This book gives a new perspective on history as it helps readers understand events from our nations's past on a more personal level.

Dear Editor

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393050929
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)

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Book Synopsis Dear Editor by : Joseph Parisi

Download or read book Dear Editor written by Joseph Parisi and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects more than six hundred letters to and from the editors of "Poetry" that were written about and by such figures as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Wallace Stevens.

Forging History

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ISBN 13 : 9780806126364
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (263 download)

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Book Synopsis Forging History by : Kenneth W. Rendell

Download or read book Forging History written by Kenneth W. Rendell and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the art of manuscript, document, and antiquity forgery, and explains how such fakes can be detected

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies

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Publisher : New York : Outlook Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Letters on the Study and Use of History ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Letters on the Study and Use of History ... by : Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount)

Download or read book Letters on the Study and Use of History ... written by Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Presidents' Letters

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ISBN 13 : 9781848408746
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis The Presidents' Letters by : Flor MacCarthy

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Publisher : HarperOne
ISBN 13 : 9780063425811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (258 download)

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Book Synopsis Letter from Birmingham Jail by : Martin Luther King

Download or read book Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2025-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. With an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts On April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience. This beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.

From the Mari Archives

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 157506376X
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis From the Mari Archives by : Jack M. Sasson

Download or read book From the Mari Archives written by Jack M. Sasson and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 40 years, Jack M. Sasson has been studying and commenting on the cuneiform archives from Mari on the Euphrates River, especially those from the age of Hammurabi of Babylon. Among Mari’s wealth of documents, some of the most interesting are letters from and to kings, their advisers and functionaries, their wives and daughters, their scribes and messengers, and a variety of military personnel. The letters are revealing and often poignant. Sasson selects more than 700 letters as well as several excerpts from administrative documents, translating them and providing them with illuminating comments. In distilling a lifetime of study and interpretation, Sasson hopes to welcome readers into a fuller appreciation of a remarkable period in Mesopotamian civilization. Sasson’s presentation is organized around major institutions in an ancient culture: (1) Kingship, treating accumulation of wealth, control of vassals, dynastic marriages, treaty-obligations, as well as illustrating the hazards and vexation of ruling a large territory; (2) Administration, from palaces that teem with bureaucrats, musicians, and cooks, to the management of provinces and vassal kingdoms; (3) Warfare, military establishment and martial practices; (4) Society, including organs of justice (and shortcuts to it), crime, punishment, and civil transactions; (5) Religion, including notices on diverse pantheons, rituals, priesthood, cultic paraphernalia, vows, ordeals, and channels to the gods (divination, dreams, and prophecy); and (6) Culture, including ethnic distinctions, class structure, and moments in the life cycle (birth, childhood, family life, health matters, death, and commemoration). Sasson’s presentation of the material brings to life a world entombed for four millennia, concretizes the realities of ancient life, and gives it a human perspective that is at once instructive and entertaining. The book is accompanied by extensive concordances and indexes (including to biblical passages) that will be useful to those who wish to study the letters more intensively.

Historical Letters

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
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A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004292128
Total Pages : 998 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture is the first publication, in any language, that is dedicated to the study of Chinese epistolary literature and culture in its entirety, from the early empire to the twentieth century. The volume includes twenty-five essays dedicated to a broad spectrum of topics from postal transmission to letter calligraphy, epistolary networks to genre questions. It introduces dozens of letters, often the first translations into English, and thus makes epistolary history palpable in all its vitality and diversity: letters written by men and women from all walks of life to friends and lovers, princes and kings, scholars and monks, seniors and juniors, family members and neighbors, potential patrons, newspaper editors, and many more. With contributions by: Pablo Ariel Blitstein, R. Joe Cutter, Alexei Ditter, Ronald Egan, Imre Galambos, Natascha Gentz, Enno Giele, Natasha Heller, David R. Knechtges, Paul W. Kroll, Jie Li, Y. Edmund Lien, Bonnie S. McDougall, Amy McNair, David Pattinson, Zeb Raft, Antje Richter, Anna M. Shields, Suyoung Son, Janet Theiss, Xiaofei Tian, Lik Hang Tsui, Matthew Wells, Ellen Widmer, and Suzanne E. Wright.

The Adams-Jefferson Letters

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book The Adams-Jefferson Letters written by John Adams and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 380 letters, written between 1777-1826, with notes and chapter introductions that relate them to the history of the American republic. For other editions, see Author Catalog.