100 Letters That Changed the World

Today's nonfiction post is on 100 Letters That Changed the World by Colin Salter. It is 224 pages long and is published by Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books. The cover is a picture of different letters with the title in red across them. The intended reader is someone who is interested in history. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and no violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, heartfelt, and impactful letters ever written.
For the legions of readers who enjoyed 100 Diagrams that Changed the World and A History of the World in 100 Objects , here is a new take on understanding world history through the most important, impassioned, and world-changing letters ever penned.
The selected letters demonstrate the power of the written word to inspire, astonish, and entertain and range from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic notes with deadly consequences.
Included are entries that span Leonardo da Vinci's résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents; Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn; Beatrix Potter's correspondence with a friend's son that inspired Peter Rabbit; the scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde's downfall; SOS telegrams from the Titanic; the telegram informing the president about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; Martin Luther King, Jr.'s open letter from a Birmingham jail; Nelson Mandela's letters from prison; as well as notable suicide notes or famous last words by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf and Baudelaire.

Review- An interesting and personal look into history from the hands of the people who lived it. There are all letters in this book, from personal love notes to leaders trying to stop a war. There is some commentary about what was going when the letter was written, like Dr. King being arrested during the Civil Rights Movement but no judgements about the letter itself. Also the letters are pictured in the book with full text typed out for easier reading. I would recommend this book. 

I give this book from my Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.