{"product_id":"written-in-history-letters-that-changed-the-world-paperback","title":"Written in History: Letters That Changed the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritten in History: Letters that Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTruly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eTitans of History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Giants Who Made Our World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs: 1613-1918\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eCatherine the Great and Potemkin\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize. \u003ci\u003eStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar\u003c\/i\u003e won the History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards. \u003ci\u003eYoung Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography, the Costa Biography Award, and le Grande Prix de la biographie politique. \u003ci\u003eJerusalem: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e was a worldwide best seller. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769769328928,"sku":"9781984898166","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/707971eeb3ba2c99f33d2aca449e5522.webp?v=1780356018","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/written-in-history-letters-that-changed-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}