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In Their Own Words 2

More letters from history

The National Archives author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:6th Sep '18

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In Their Own Words 2 cover

A new collection of letters, notes and other documents from people who made history.

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.

In Their Own Words 1: The reader is guaranteed a different and compelling story every time, making this book something to treasure. It’s like holding a piece of history in your hands. * All About History magazine *
In Their Own Words 1: All human life is here. Penned by the ordinary to the extraordinary, each letter reveals a hidden story. These compelling snapshots in time tell us how we became the nation we are today. * Family Tree magazine *
In Their Own Words 1: This brilliant selection gives an intimate glimpse of key moments in history - from a widowed medieval queen negotiating remarriage to Karl Marx requesting British citizenship. * The Lady *
In Their Own Words 1: Fascinating. * The Sunday Times *

ISBN: 9781844865222

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1376g

304 pages