COOKIE SETTINGS
You can always change your preferences by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link at the bottom of the page. View our Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy for full details.
Product Information:
Waterstones - Voices From the Past
Don't miss out on future voucher deals, join our voucher alerts to be the first to benefit from these deals!
Join Voucher ListVoices From the Past Product Details:
Product Name: Voices From the Past
Product Category: Books in Media
Product Features :
- No features available.
366 quotations - one for every day of the (leap) year - each with a fascinating historical storyIn a treasure trove for history buffs, W. B. Marsh fleshes out the context behind famous quotations associated with each day of the year, sending us back and forth in history from the time of the Ancient Egyptians to the world we live in today. 'You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war.' (25 April 1898) Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst urges war artist Frederick Remington to stay in Cuba while Hearst publishes lurid tales of an imaginary conflict. 'I am tasting the stars!' (4 August 1693) The monk Dom Perignon tests the result of his new techniques in the making of sparkling wine, and champagne is born. 'I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation.' (20 March 1852) Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin, the nineteenth century's bestseller apart from the Bible. 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step.' (18 October 1812) Napoleon's all-conquering Grande Armee begins its slow and ignominious retreat from Moscow.
Why compare prices for Voices From the Past?
ShopMerit works with hundreds of UK retailers to provide you with the best possible prices for Books, deals and retailer vouchers codes. So comparing prices on Books just like Voices From the Past is easy and also can save your hard earned cash when shopping online.
We’re pretty sure that you’ll find the best price for a Voices From the Pastat ShopMerit.com.