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Voices of History

By Montefiore, Simon Sebag

Voices of History Essays & Short Stories

Voices of History

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VOICES OF HISTORY celebrates the great speeches of world history and cultural life. In this exuberant collection, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us on a journey from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some speeches are heroic and inspiring; some diabolical and atrocious; some are exquisite and poignant; others cruel and chilling. The speakers themselves vary from empresses and conquerors to rock stars, novelists and sportsmen, dreamers and killers, from Churchill and Elizabeth I to Stalin and Genghis Khan, and from Michelle Obama and Cleopatra to Nehru and Muhammad Ali. All human drama is here: from the carnage of battlefields to the theatre of courtrooms, from table-talk to audiences of millions, from desperate last stands to orations of triumph, from noble calls for liberation to genocidal rants, from foolish delusions and strange confessions to defiant resistance and heartbreaking farewells, VOICES OF HISTORY spans centuries, continents and cultures. In the accessible and gripping style of a master storyteller, Montefiore shows why these speeches are essential reading, and how they enlighten our past, enrich our present and inspire - and hold warnings for - our future.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2020-10-01
Publication Date:
2020-10-08
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1474609937
ISBN13:
9781474609937
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
265 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm

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