100 Letters That Changed the World - Salter, Colin

The Spartans respond to a letter from Philip II of Macedon 14Caesar's murderers correspond to work out their next move 16St. Paul guides the principles of Christianity through his letters 18Tablets reveal details of life at the edge of the Roman Empire 20Pliny the Younger describes the eruption at Pompeii to Tacitus 22Romano-Britons plead for help from Rome as the empire falls 24English barons try to flex their legal muscle after Magna Carta 26Joan of Arc tells Henry VI she has God on her side 28Leonardo da Vinci sets out his skills to the Duke of Milan 30Henry VII writes to English nobles asking for their support 32Columbus explains his discoveries to the king of Spain 34Martin Luther tells his friend, 'Let your sins be strong' 36Henry VIII writes a love letter to Anne Boleyn 38De las Casas exposes Spain's atrocities in the New World 40Elizabeth I writes to Bloody Mary, begging for her life 42Babington's plot is revealed in coded letters to Mary, Queen of Scots 44Philip II of Spain insists the Armada press on and attack England 46Lord Monteagle gets a carefully worded warning ... 48Galileo explains the first sighting of the moons of Jupiter 50Charles II reassures Parliament that they will be in control 52The English nobility make Prince William of Orange an offer 54Ben Franklin's stolen mail reveals a political scandal 56Abigail Adams tells husband John to 'Remember the Ladies' 58George Washington employs his first spy in the Revolutionary War 60Jefferson advises his nephew to question the existence of God 62Mozart writes to his wife as he struggles to finish Requiem 64Maria Reynolds tells Alexander Hamilton her husband has found out 66Thomas Jefferson wants a French botanist to explore the northwest 68After murdering Marat in his bath, Charlotte Corday writes in despair 70On the eve of battle, Lord Nelson sends a message to his fleet 72Napoleon informs Alexander I that France and Russia are at war 74As machines replace farm labour, Captain Swing issues a threat 76Charles Darwin gets an offer to become the naturalist on a surveying ship 78The first postage stamp transforms the sending of letters 80Friedrich 'Fred' Engels begins a lifelong correspondence with Karl 'Moor' Marx 82Baudelaire writes a suicide letter to his mistress ... and lives 84Major Robert Anderson reports he has surrendered Fort Sumter 86On the eve of battle, Sullivan Ballou writes to his wife, Sarah 88Abraham Lincoln sends GeneralMcClellan an ultimatum 90Abraham Lincoln spells out his Civil War priorities to Horace Greeley 92William Banting wants the world to know how he lost weight 94General Sherman reminds the citizens of Atlanta that war is hell 96Vincent van Gogh writes an emotional letter to his brother, Theo 98A Chicago Methodist training school launches a moneymaker 100George Washington Williams sends a furious open letter to King Leopold II of Belgium 102Alexander Graham Bell writes to Helen Keller's teacher Anne Sullivan 104Beatrix Potter illustrates a letter to cheer up five-year-old Noel Moore 106Pierre Curie sends Marie a letter begging her to come back and study 108Oscar Wilde writes a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas from Reading Gaol 110Writer ?mile Zola accuses the French army of an anti-Semitic conspiracy 112Orville and Wilbur Wright send news to their father, Bishop Milton Wright 114John Muir lobbies Teddy Roosevelt about incursions into Yosemite 116Lewis Wickes Hine reports to the National Child Labor Committee 118Captain Scott: 'We have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen' 120The very final letter from the Titanic that was never sent 122Zimmermann offers Mexico the return of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico 124Lord Stamfordham suggests a new name for the British royal family 126Siegfried Sassoon sends an open letter to T...

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An intriguing collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time.The written word has the power to inspire, astonish and entertain, as this collection of 100 letters that changed history will show. Ordered chronologically, the letters range from ink-inscribed tablets that vividly describe life in the Roman Empire to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and succinct notes with deadly consequences.Entries include:? A job application from Leonardo da Vinci, with barely a mention of his artistic talents.
? Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn, which eventually led to the dissolution of the monasteries.
? The scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde's downfall.
? Emile Zola's 'J'accuse!' open letter, in support of an alleged spy and against anti-Semitism.
? Beatrix Potter's correspondence with a friend's son that introduced the character of Peter Rabbit.
? A last letter from the Titanic.
? Nelson Mandela's ultimatum to the South African president.A stunning new edition with an elegant new cover, this fascinating book is perfect both for reading cover-to-cover and dipping into to discover the delights within.

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