{"product_id":"100-letters-that-changed-the-world","title":"100 Letters That Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003eHere is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.\r","brand":"Colin Salter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44443203141868,"sku":"9780789341129","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780789341129.jpg?v=1708842118","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/100-letters-that-changed-the-world","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}