Eyewitness to History - Remarkable First-Hand Accounts Of the Events That Shaped Civilization: From the Siege Of Jerusalem (AD 70) to the Fall Of Ferdinand Marcos (1986), From A Dinner With Attila the Hun (AD 450) to An Afternoon In A Turkish Bath (1717)

John Carey (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0380708957 / ISBN 13: 9780380708956

Published by Avon Books/A Division of The Hearst Corparation, New York, 1990

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706 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. A perfectly acceptable study/work/research/reading copy! Well bound copy with heavy internal and external wear and use. Clean text on crisp pages. Mild and very light browning/foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Slanted and slightly damaged spine. Spine reinforced with adhesive tape.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eyewitness to History - Remarkable First-Hand Accounts Of the Events That Shaped Civilization: From the Siege Of Jerusalem (AD 70) to the Fall Of Ferdinand Marcos (1986), From A Dinner With Attila the Hun (AD 450) to An Afternoon In A Turkish Bath (1717)
• Publisher: Avon Books/A Division of The Hearst Corparation, New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0380708957
• ISBN 13: 9780380708956
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: William Bramhall (Cover Illustration)
• Edition: 1st Avon Books Trade Printing: June 1990
• Condition: Used-Acceptable
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference Books
  • Political Science, Political Theory & Studies
  • Social Studies & Sciences, Sociology, Social Work

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Synopsis

Imagine having dinner with the notorious Attila the Hun. Applauding a production of Hamlet starring the legendary Garrick. This fascinating collection of over 300 "eyewitness accounts" reveals history as it has never been seen before--personal, vivid, compelling and immediate. Sure to be a classic, this is the quintessential browsing book for history buffs.

Reviews

"This unusual 752-page anthology of eyewitness accounts invites readers to dine with Attila the Hun, gaze on daffodils with Dorothy Wordsworth, attend Gauguin's impromptu wedding to a Tonga girl and roam Africa with Stanley as he searches for Livingston," noted PW , calling it "endlessly fascinating."
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