{"product_id":"9780789341129-100-letters-that-changed-the-world","title":"100 Letters That Changed the World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the legions of readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003e100 Diagrams that Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A History of the World in 100 Objects.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded are entries that span history:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLeonardo da Vinci's\u003c\/b\u003e résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHenry VIII's\u003c\/b\u003e love letters to Anne Boleyn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeatrix Potter's\u003c\/b\u003e correspondence with a friend's son that inspired Peter Rabbit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe scrawled note that brought about \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde's\u003c\/b\u003e downfall \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSOS telegrams from the \u003cb\u003eTitanic\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe telegram informing \u003cb\u003eFDR \u003c\/b\u003eabout the bombing of \u003cb\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMartin Luther King, Jr.'s\u003c\/b\u003e open letter from a Birmingham jail \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNelson Mandela's\u003c\/b\u003e letters from prison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs well as notable suicide notes or famous last words by cultural luminaries such as \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf, Baudelaire,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKurt Cobain\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHere is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58119435321718,"sku":"9780789341129","price":20.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34483425.jpg?v=1781875296","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780789341129-100-letters-that-changed-the-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}