1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996394885803316

Titolo

His Majesties gracious message for peace, December, 5th, to the two Houses of Parliament at Westminister [[electronic resource] ] : with the answer of both Houses to Sir Thomas Glemham : together with His Majesties second message, Decem. 15. 1645

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Printed by Leonard Lichfield ..., June 1645

Descrizione fisica

[2], 6 p

Altri autori (Persone)

Charles, King of England,  <1600-1649.>

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649

Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154317603321

Titolo

The New York Times book of the dead : 320 print and 10,000 digital obituaries of extraordinary people / / edited by William McDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-316-39546-3

0-316-43274-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 646 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

HIS036000BIO000000HIS037000

Disciplina

920.02

Soggetti

Obituaries - United States

Biography - 21st century

Biography - 20th century

Biography - 19th century

Obituaries

United States Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced our world. This book, for the first time, chronicles the lives of these history-makers from the past 160 years through the obits page of The New York Times, one of the most talked about and lingered over sections of the newspaper. Arranged into sections like People of Letters, Entertainers and Performers, Politicians and Leaders, and the Infamous, the selected obituaries, hand-picked by obituaries editor, Bill McDonald, include fascinating lives from recent



history--from FDR to Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe to Robin Williams, Albert Einstein to Robert Oppenheimer, Princess Grace to Lady Di, Al Capone to John Gotti, and more than 300 more including some lesser-known but remarkable people who's compelling lives and inventions have impacted the world. Also included is a web-key which allows instant access to an exclusive website featuring 10,000 selected obituaries which are easily searchable by name, theme, dates, and more. Designed with 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift"--