{"product_id":"paperback-324","title":"100 Letters that Changed the World by Colin Salter (HC\/DJ)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA fascinating collection of some of the most significant, interesting, and groundbreaking letters ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntries include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA job application from Leonardo da Vinci, with barely a mention of his artistic talents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry VIII’s love letters to Anne Boleyn, which eventually led to the dissolution of the monasteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde’s downfall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmile Zola’s “J’accuse!” open letter, in support of an alleged spy and against anti-Semitism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeatrix Potter’s correspondence with a friend’s son that introduced the character of Peter Rabbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA last letter from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTitanic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNelson Mandela’s ultimatum to the South African president.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48341377581305,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/5806\/6334\/files\/101_8120.jpg?v=1777650071","url":"https:\/\/folstmarys.com\/products\/paperback-324","provider":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}