Isbn: 9780385315906 - letters of the century: america, 1900-1999 (21 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Immediate and evocative, letters witness and fasten history, catching events as they happen, write Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler in their introduction to this remarkable book. In more than 400 letters from both famous figures and ordinary citizens, Letters of the Century encapsulates the people and places, events and trends that shaped our nation during the last 100 years. Here is Mark Twain's hilarious letter of complaint to the head of Western Union, an ecstatic letter from a young Charlie Chaplin upon receiving his first movie contract, Einstein's letter to Franklin Roosevelt warning about atomic warfare, Mark Rudd's generation gap letter to the president of Columbia University during the student riots of the 60s, and a letter from young Bill Gates imploring hobbyists not to share software so that innovators can make some money. In these pages, our century's most celebrated figures become everyday people and everyday people become part of history. Here is a veteran's wrenching letter left at the Vietnam Wall, a poignant correspondence between two women trying to become mothers, a heart-breaking letter from an AIDS sufferer telling his parents how he wants to be buried, an indignant e-mail from a PC user to his on-line server. Letters, write Grunwald and Adler, give history a voice. Arranged chronologically by decade, illustrated with over 100 photographs, Letters of the Century creates an extraordinary chronicle of our history, through the voices of the men and women who have lived its greatest moments. From the Hardcover edition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Reissue. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Later prt. Tall 8vo, 741 pp.

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

hardcover. Zustand: very good(+). very good(+). First. Illustrated. 741 pages, 4to, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): Dial Press, (1999). Very good(+) copy in a very good(+) copy.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardback. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDDiaries, Letters & JournalsVery Good Copy.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Unclipped. nFirst ed.; 741 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong unaged paper--all that keeps this from being "like new" is scarcely perceptible mark on on t.p. and small crease on upper corner of back end page. Binding firm and neither the boards no the postage-stamp motif d.j. has discernible wear. This is a savory collection indeed! Just opening it to a letter from Ernest Hemingway to Scott Fitzgerald you find a description of what Hemingway considers heaven to be and what he imagines hell to be for Fitzgerald and facing that some virtuoso invective from H.L. Mencken concerning the jury at the Scopes trial. Other dips bring up a letter from one of the Jim Jones cult to her parents and one from Katherine Graham to John.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Unclipped. First ed., 5th printing; 741 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong unaged paper--only tiny spot on t.p. and small crease at upper corner of back end page keep this from being "like new." Binding firm; boards and d.j. are both without discernible wear. Along with momentous letters (JFK letter to Khruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis; Martin Luther King writing from Birmingham jail; Einstein writing to Roosevelt about developing a nuclear bomb; Nixon's letter of resignation) there are letters that are just savory reading. Dipping idly one finds a letter from Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald describing his notion of heaven and what he assumes is Fitzgerald's concept of hell--and facing that is some virtuoso invective by H. L. Mencken concerning the jury at the Scopes trial. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 741 pages. 9.75x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.