Notable Last Facts: A Compendium Of Endings, Conclusions, Terminations And Final Events Throughout History - Hardcover

William B. Brahms

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0976532506 ISBN 13: 9780976532507

Publisher: Reference Desk Pr Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Notable Last Facts: A Compendium of Endings, Conclusions, Terminations and Final Events Throughout History is a core reference book for libraries. More than 16,000 facts have been expertly researched and presented in an easy-to-use format. Its sturdy construction and user-friendly format will make this book a trusted and much-used resource for librarians, historians, authors, news writers and others. A “Notable Last Fact” is any historically significant event, person, place or thing that marks the end of its kind or its era. Lasts carry symbolic demarcations of our advances, failures and changes.

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What is a "Notable Last Fact"?
A "Notable Last" is any historically significant event, person, place or thing that marks the end of its kind or its era. A Notable Last might be the last speaker of a now-extinct language, the last surviving witness to a historic event, the last work produced by a major artist, theatrical performer, author or musician, or the last remaining example of a once-prevalent style or object, such as an automobile, airplane or motorcycle. Or it might be the last journey of an aircraft or ship. Or the last surviving building of a type of architecture.

Why are "Lasts" Important?
When an ending occurs, a part of our history is frozen in time. Lasts carry symbolic demarcations of our advances, failures and changes. Some lasts are sad. Others are triumphant. But all are historic milestones by which life's passages can be measured. Many firsts are often heralded as news stories and may be documented with patents and even with celebrations. "Famous Firsts" have been studied and recorded for a long time. It is not unusual to find lists of firsts in almanacs or encyclopedias. Authors have written entire books about firsts in specific categories, such as a city or branch of science. This is only natural, given the importance our society places on innovation, ingenuity and discovery. Firsts are easy to research and authenticate. A last, on the other hand, frequently is difficult to track down. Lasts, though equally as important as firsts, have never been the subject of a comprehensive, large-scale study until now. Notable Last Facts strives to be the first and last word in lasts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Reference Desk Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976532506
• ISBN 13: 9780976532507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 848